Shepherd


Synopsis:

The Green family, during the voyage home to Earth from Mars Moon Base Phobos, encounter a phenomenon when the entire star system fades from view leaving them without navigation.

Their shuttle and cargo of deuterium are funded by Southern Right, a multi-national government set up by the Southern Hemisphere’s sectors that still exist in an Earth ravaged by war.

A lone light appears to one side of the shuttle. 13 year old Eden Green, grieving for her recently dead brother, believes this light will lead them home.

With options running out, Eden’s parents, Matt and Sydnie Green, release the cargo and set a course to follow the light. However, once back on Earth no record of the stars disappearing exists, leaving the government enraged over the loss of Earth’s vital cargo.

Matt and Sydnie are convicted of treason before the Hall of Ministers and sentenced to death leaving Eden to survive on her own.

Years later, and haunted by guilt of the past and visions of her brother, Eden stumbles on an old travel brochure. She is stunned to see an image of a beach - a location she has seen in a recurring dream.

Believing her brother is leading her to this beach, she leaves her life and ventures out to find this beach. The journey through the bush is fraught with isolation and self-doubt.

Eden returns to her past, her memories and finally trusts what she has always been given - the guide.

She finally discovers her dreamed destination. One of impossible possibilities.



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