Kyneton actor Lana Hughes aims to keep the conversation going about the dangers of drink-spiking through her latest short film role in Honey.
Lana is one of the featured actors in the piece, which centres on a young woman locked in a toilet cubicle, drink spiked and at the mercy of the women around her.
Director and writer Brooke Allen is a JMC Academy student who wanted to shine a light on drink-spiking.
Lana was 18 years old at the time of filming last year and was proud to be involved in a project on a topical subject.
“This film will help start the conversation about what happens in clubs. Without the conversation we can’t take steps forward to make change,” Lana said.
“Just recently we saw the reports of drinking spiking cases overseas (in Laos) and it is happening to girls my age.
“I’m really proud to be involved in this project. It is a subject that was topical when filming began and is still something that needs to be spoken about now.”
Filming took place across three mornings at New Guernica in Collingwood and a club in St Kilda.
The three-minute film is soon to be screened as part of the St Kilda Film Festival.
Lana is currently in her second year of a Bachelor of Acting and has been working on numerous projects since 2021.
She was part of the State School Spectacular in 2022 and 2023, she has featured in student film, and was involved with the Australian premiere of Home Alone.
Lana is now writing her own stage show: an Australian version of Anything Goes.
Lana Hughes is one of the featured actors in the piece, which centres on a young woman locked in a toilet cubicle, drink spiked and at the mercy of the women around her.
