Vacant Possession is a 1995 Australian drama film directed and written by Margot Nash and starring Pamela Rabe and John Stanton. The film was nominated for 5 awards at the 1995 Australian Film Institute Awards. Plot Following the death of her mother Tessa (Pamela Rabe), a young woman, returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life. The story unfolds through flashbacks yet as it progresses the flashbacks merge into the present as it becomes apparent that the situation Tessa has returned to is very much the result of that which passed before. Cast Pamela Rabe...Tessa John Stanton...Frank Toni Scanlan...Joyce Linden Wilkinson...Kate Rita Bruce...Aunty Beryl Olivia Patten...Millie Simone Pengelly...Teenage Tessa Melissa Ippolito...Young Tessa Fiona Gabb...Teenage Kate Shelly McShane...Young Kate Tommy Lewis...Billy Bill Young...Estate Agent Barbra Wyndon...Thea Tony Barry...Salvation Army Man Ian Spence...Volunteer Graeme Moore...Mitch Awards Nominations Australian Film Institute 1995: AFI Award - Best Editing: Veronika Jenet AFI Award - Best Director: Margot Nash AFI Award - Best Screenplay: Margot Nash AFI Award - Best Achievement in Sound: Tony Vaccher, John Dennison, Bronwyn Murphy & John Patterson External links Vacant Possession at Oz Movies Vacant Possession on Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive References Films set in Sydney Films shot in Sydney 1995 drama films 1995 films Australian drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films 1995 directorial debut films