Elissa Down is an Australian producer, writer, and director who is known for producing "The Black Balloon."
Thomas is about to turn 16, and as if adjusting to a new neighbourhood, a new school, and new friends isn't enough for a teenage boy to contend with, his family is about as unpredictable as they come.
While the men are away fighting in WWII, an Italian immigrant enlists two Women's Land Army recruits, a draft dodger, and her Indigenous farmhand to help run the family farm.
