DCA Archive

Paper Planes

Discovery Film Festival

In a remote community in Western Australia, 11 year-old Dylan is coming to terms with the recent death of his mother, and has to look after himself whilst his father (Sam Worthington) is overcome with grief. At school one day, he’s introduced to the art of creating paper planes and surprises everyone with his first record-busting attempt.

Taking part in the national finals, he qualifies for the World Paper Plane Championships, in Tokyo. Trying to raise the funds necessary for this once-in-a-lifetime experience, Dylan is helped by his school friends, the neighbours and his charmingly unconventional grandfather. But will Dylan’s success help rebuild his relationship with his father, and can his small-town creations really lift a world title?