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A man seeks out the father figure who shaped his picture of the past. A painter seeks redemption after the disasters of his years in northern Australia. A student of history travels into the depths of religion to escape the demons in his mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA filmmaker seeks out freedom and open space, and looks into the murk and sediment of herself. 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