Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen’s feature film debut, YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME, 
drops us in the midst of a violent 
thunderstorm, where a soaking wet and seemingly shaken to her core, a young woman (Jordan Cowan), knocks at a stranger’s door in an RV park looking for shelter and comfort. Patrick (Brendan Rock), is a strange and lonely resident, lives in one of the mobile homes. At first glance, she finds help in the
care and concern shown to her. But soon, that care transforms into curiosity and paranoia. And in this small RV, shaking from the raging rain and wind outside, paranoia spreads like wildfire. Both parties question the motives and desires of the other. As uncertainty and nervousness heat up and questions come thick and 
fast, things turn dangerous for the duo. Perceptions of what’s 
real and what’s not come into play, and all roads lead us to a deadly and bizarre showdown. Co-directors and co-writers Josiah Allen & Indianna Bell stop by to talk about their feature film debut, their choice once again cast Jordan Cowan and Brendan Rock as the leads, shooting the entire film in very tight quarters, the amazing sound design and how much they like exploring the cinema of horror to tell this story.
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About the filmmaker – Indianna Bell is an emerging writer and director based in Adelaide, South Australia. She graduated from university with a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Screen Production in 2016 and began writing and directing short films as well as commercial work under Stakeout Films. In 2018 Indianna won the Gold Prize for comedy in the World Series of Screenwriting for her first feature screenplay Microwave Me. In 2019 she produced and co-directed (with Josiah Allen) a Tropfest-finalist short film, Safe Space. She and Josiah were also selected to be a part of a filmmaking masterclass with Nash Edgerton and Spencer Susser at Fox Studios in Sydney as a part of the Tropfest experience. Safe Space also won ‘Best Directing’ and ‘The Young Filmmaker Award’ at the South Australian Screen Awards. Indianna wrote and co-directed a short drama film, Call Connect, which was awarded the Jury Prize for ‘Best Narrative Short’ at the 2019 Austin Film Festival. It has been selected for multiple international film festivals, including the Vancouver International Film Festival and Manchester Film Festival. In 2020, Indianna wrote and co-directed a short thriller film The Recordist. The film had its premiere at the ADLFF in October and has since screened at the Hollyshorts FF, Manchester FF, London Short FF and Hollyshorts FF. It won the Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short at the Austin FF, which means it is now eligible to be considered for an Academy Award. It also won Best Short Film at the Byron Bay FF and took out the Gold Award for Cinematography at the Australian Cinematography Society Awards. Having worked as a disability carer for seven years, Indianna is also passionate about Autism awareness and recently combined this with her love of writing to write and publish a children’s book, ‘Quirky Quentin.’
About the filmmaker – Josiah Allen is an emerging director and editor born and raised in South Australia. In 2016 Josiah graduated with a Bachelor degree in the Creative Arts (Screen Production) and with fellow graduates Indianna Bell and John Chataway, founded the collective ‘Stakeout Films’. One half of the directing team made up of himself and Indianna Bell, he has co-directed a variety of short films, music videos and commercials. In the last year their short film ‘Safe Space’ (written by John Chataway) was a Tropfest Finalist, and won ‘Best Directing’ and ‘The Young Filmmaker Award’ at the South Australian Screen Awards. As part of the Tropfest finalist experience Josiah and Indianna were flown to Fox Studios for an immersive short film course, mentored by directors Nash Edgerton and Spencer Susser. Their short film ‘Call Connect’ (written by Indianna Bell) played in more then 10 international film festivals including Vancouver International Film Festival, Manchester Film Festival and won ‘Best Narrative Short Film’ at the Austin Film Festival.
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“A terse debut that takes a burgeoning sub-genre and spins it on its head, generating a nerve-shredding atmosphere that is hard to shake.” – Kat Hughes, THN
“The engaging story and two lead performances lead to a wild ending that will shock audiences. Beautifully camerawork and great sound design add to the tension of this slow burn Australian horror.” – Nathaniel Muir, AIPT
“So much of the joy of You’ll Never Find Me comes from an overwhelming sense that you never really quite know what’s coming next.” – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, AWFJ.org
“The best slow burns lead to a violent boil and although You’ll Never Find Me didn’t set my world on fire it is a tight, dread-filled slow burn of a thriller that features two incredible performances from its leads.” – Jonathan DeHaan, Nightmare on Film Street
“‘You’ll Never Find Me’ is a claustrophobic storm story that will reward horror fans with a taste for intimate storytelling.” – Josh Korngut, Dread Central