Two sisters. One band. One deadly betrayal.
A six-part thriller series. Written and directed by Martin Simpson. Not all harmonies are meant to last.
An artist hired to paint a nightclub owner's beautiful wife falls for his subject. Her husband's jealousy turns lethal — but murder is not so easy as it's painted.
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A young research doctor on the brink of a genetic cure for cancer discovers his breakthrough has a dark side. A hospital thriller screened three times at Cannes.
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Bullied schoolgirl Ellie escapes down lovers' lane in a stolen car, running on a tank of dreams. But at the filling station, everything is about to change.
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When hungry gangster Rick discovers his wife has given her McGuffin to the pool guy, jealousy overcomes his desire for pressed duck — with hilarious results. A noir pastiche.
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Nineteen thirty-five: Australia is emerging from the Great Depression, and Sydney's nightclubs are filling again. Emma has achieved her life's ambition — until she discovers her respectable husband has gambled away their money and is smuggling cocaine. As gangsters close in on her family, she is drawn into the arms of a charismatic killer.
"A colorful, enjoyable novel with a fearless, savvy heroine."
— Kirkus Reviews
Ompyx is the production house of writer-director Martin Simpson — doctor turned filmmaker, bitten by the movie bug as crew doctor on The Blue Lagoon and never cured.
Since then: features screened at the Cannes Marché du Film and the Barbican's London-Australian Film Festival, documentaries in prime time on France 3, award-winning shorts, two published thrillers, and stage and radio work.
The current production is Musical Differences, a six-part thriller series pushing new AI filmmaking tools to their limits.
