Under every big city around the world are networks of hidden and often unknown tunnels. Sydney, Australia’s largest city is no exception. The most mysterious are the rail tunnels that lie beneath the very heart of city. Their centrepiece is a flooded tunnel known as Lake St James. The tunnels were meant to be part of a new rail line but construction was abandoned part way through. Two decades later they were briefly used as an air raid shelter and U.S. General Macarthur’s headquarters during the Second World War. Then they were left deserted for decades and all but forgotten.A couple of years ago, the New South Wales Government proposed a plan to use the water in Lake St James to help with water shortages in the city. After much fanfare the proposal mysteriously vanished… and so the story begins…

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Who:Julian Harvey and Enzo Tedeschi are Distracted Media. We are two filmmakers from Sydney that have been working in Film and TV for over a decade, and The 135K Project is our brainchild.Since we first dreamed up the idea, we’ve been joined by a crew of talented actors, an award winning director and a host of other creative professionals. These include Zapruder’s other films, an innovative production company, and our online team, Ahmed Salama & Valeria Petrenko, who have all saddled up, buckled in, and are ready for the ride into the unknown…
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