"All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players..."

As You Like It - William Shakespeare

In 1920s Australia, the silent movie industry is thriving.

Amelia Malone, obsessed with acting and the "flicks" from a young age, has her life forever changed when she is discovered at her local theatre and thrust into the exciting world of moving pictures.

Sam Collins, despite being the son of two famous vaudevillians, has never given acting a second thought. But fate, in the form of Henry Johnson, movie producer, has other plans.

Together, Amelia and Sam light up the silver screen, and Australians can't get enough of them. Their lives, onscreen and off, appear to be perfect.

Behind the scenes, however, things are not so black and white. And Amelia and Sam soon discover that life, just like the movies, is filled with both tragedy and comedy.