Brad McGann

Paul (Macfadyen), a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia (Barclay) he opens up a world she has only dreamed of... (imdb)

In a backwoods cabin, a boy called Little Man lives with his dad (a trapper), his older sister Missy, and his younger sister Kid, who is feral, spends most of her time under the table, and can imitate the sound of any animal. Their mother is dead. One day, while dad's in town selling skins, Missy teases Kid and gets bitten. There's Hell to pay when dad gets home, and Kid runs off into the night to spend it with her animal friends. Little Man, the narrator, must sort out loss and emptiness. (imdb)

Come as You Are is a stylised and colourful exploration of three individuals who have created an alter ego which offers an outlet from their normal daily lives. Each is a separate journey into the terrain of sexuality, identity and fantasy within the urban landscape. A drag queen, a sexual outlaw and an urban cowboy reveal what lies behind the 'mask'.