A father-daughter adventure, exploring expansive family dynamics as vast as the New Zealand landscape, sure to resonate with the child in all of us.

Twelve-year-old Mildred's (Nell Fisher, EVIL DEAD RISE, STRANGER THINGS) life is turned upside down when her stressed out, strapped-for-cash single mom lands in the hospital and her estranged father, Strawn Wise (Elijah Wood, YELLOWJACKETS, COME TO DADDY CIFF 2019), an American illusionist now past his prime, flies to New Zealand to look after her.

The bookish tween's lifelong quest has been to capture proof that the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther exists, which would also entail a cash prize that would pull her and her mother out of their financial struggles. The newly introduced father and daughter head to the wilderness on a camping trip for the ultimate test of family bonding, watched from afar by a deadly black beast that could be the solution to all their woes.

Exploring universal themes of fatherhood, survival and overcoming your fears against the rugged Southern New Zealand landscape as its backdrop, BOOKWORM (Director Ant Timpson, COME TO DADDY CIFF 2019) will make you laugh, cry and warm your heart as it takes you on the adventure of a lifetime.