Two young lovers are considering the future after meeting at university in Coogee, New South Wales. One is Siddharatha (Shiv Palekar), a media studies student; the other is Lily (Abbie-Lee Lewis), who is studying law. Neither has roots in the place.
Siddharatha has a hankering to return to his mother’s home in Pendle Hill, a Sydney suburb. It surprises him to say it, but it is the one place to which he feels connected. Lily knows she will inevitably return to the north of Australia and the ancient Aboriginal land of her people. “In Sydney, I’m a guest,” she says without bitterness.
