13th Summer

13th Summer is a 2023 Australian film that was filmed on the Fraser Coast of Queensland in late 2022,^[1] and directed by Tam Sainsbury.^[2] It was Bec Hewitt's first onscreen acting role in almost 13 years.^[3] It received its Australian premiere on Nine Network's free-to-air digital television channel, 9Gem on 26 December 2023.^[3]

13th Summer
Directed by	Tam Sainsbury
Written by	Jeremy Stanford
Starring	Hannah Levien Nathan Phillips Bec Cartwright Jeremy Stanford Ben Turland Georgie Parker
Cinematography	Esteban Rivera
Edited by	Bill Missett
Music by	Kanoa Wolfe-Doblin
Distributed by	9Gem
Release date	26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) (Australia)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Cast

• Hannah Levien as Vee Byrnes
• Nathan Phillips as Ben Trainor
• Ben Turland as Alex Hallsworth
• Jeremy Stanford as Patrick Robinson
• Bec Hewitt as Kate Robinson
• Georgie Parker as Constable Debbie Collins
• James Patrick Reed as Murray
• Ned Stanford as Supermarket Boy