ELECTRIC FEEL
SYNOPSIS
Reclusive Jane is addicted to a public TV broadcast scientifically engineered to reduce viewers’ depression and anxiety. But when it mysteriously goes off-air, Jane spirals. She must venture to the outside world for help, where she becomes entangled in a chaotic underground rave scene that may hold the key to the broadcast’s disruption.
FILM OVERVIEW
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30497438/
GENRE: Sci-fi drama
DURATION: 99 mins
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Sean Bell
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sun Blast Films Pty Ltd
STATUS: Completed 2026
THEMES: Self love, mental illness, addiction
SETTING: Sydney, very near future
AUDIENCE: Gen Z to Gen X (16-50) female skew
COMPARISONS: Black Mirror, I Saw The TV Glow
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‘Electric Feel’ takes fully charged, sci-fi approach to mental health
Sci-fi film Electric Feel is about to burst onto screens at a highly topical moment, following a decade-long push from Sydney writer-director Sean Bell. For him, it’s a personal battle won, both internally and on the screen.
“I wrote this really personal film about my battle with mental illness, viewed through a sci-fi lens, in 2016,” Bell said. “It’s taken nearly a decade of persistence to get it made, which I’ve done independently. Now it lands at the absolute perfect time socially for this theme and story. I wanted to help reduce the stigma by presenting mental illness in a fresh new way.”
Electric Feel follows Jane (played by newcomer Naomi Belet), who is addicted to a TV broadcast scientifically engineered to reduce depression and anxiety. When the broadcast suddenly goes off the air, Jane’s world unravels, forcing her to venture outside her comfort zone and into a chaotic underground rave scene that may hold the key to the mystery.
Filmed around Sydney’s inner west, Bell said it was important to him to champion everything local for Electric Feel.
“For my debut feature, I wanted to elevate as many things around me as I could,” he said. “I filmed locally around inner west Sydney, utilized local apartments and businesses, and even filmed at real raves. I took great care casting incredibly talented Aussie newcomers and have championed exciting Sydney indie musicians for the soundtrack.”
A lifelong Sydneysider, Bell has spent 20 years honing his craft by working tirelessly in a multitude of roles across film, TV, radio and advertising – all self-taught.
“My first job was at multicultural network SBS as a promo producer,” he said. “Since then, I’ve done just about every role under the sun: director, writer, producer, editor, storyboards, graphics, VFX, sound, production design, fundraising and even set building. I’ve thrown the full weight of all that experience into this production; I’ve given it my all. The result is a visual and sonic feast with a huge amount of heart.”
Electric Feel is complete as of 2026 and ready to share with the world! Follow the production on Instagram at @electricfeelmovie or find it on IMDb and the web.
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EXCELLENT COVERAGE BY CINEMA AUSTRALIA
“Sean Bell’s Electric Feel is a personal and ambitious leap into feature filmmaking.” Full article here.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Sean Bell is an accomplished and award-winning filmmaker and the director of Sun Blast Films. He has worked for BBC, SBS, ABC, Ten, Seven, Nova, ITV and countless ad agencies and production companies. He also spent many years filming celebrities.
The definitive self-starter, Bell made his first short films by learning the many roles of writer, director, producer, fundraiser, art director, set builder, editor, animator, composer and VFX artist.
His short film ‘F Meat’ premiered at Fantasia Film Festival and won best Australian short film twice. His short ‘The Junket’ premiered at Screamfest LA at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
‘Electric Feel’ is Bell’s debut feature film.
SCREENPLAY LANDS ‘FINAL DRAFT BIG BREAK’ HYPE
In huge news, the screenplay for ‘Electric Feel’ made the quarter finals for the Final Draft Big Break. One of the biggest, most famous script competitions in the world, ‘Electric Feel’ beat near 10,000 other entries to land in the top 60.
Enquiries: sean@seanbell.com.au