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A B O U T T H E D O C U M E N T A R Y
In 2023, I left Melbourne and began a solo journey towards Queensland.
With only a rough plan for the next destination, the journey unfolded one day at a time, through changing landscapes, unexpected detours, and moments of quiet reflection. What eventually became a 40-day road trip was never planned that way.
Towards a No Permanent Address Life is a six-part narration-driven documentary that follows this journey. While the road provides the backdrop, the series is ultimately about uncertainty, freedom, and the questions that emerge when life is no longer driven by routine or long-term plans.
Blending travel with personal storytelling, the documentary invites viewers to experience the journey not as a checklist of destinations, but through the perspective of someone learning to embrace the unknown, one day at a time.
C H A P T E R S
C H A P T E R O N E
The journey begins in the wild landscapes of Wilsons Promontory National Park. Coastal walks, secluded campsites, and moments of solitude set the rhythm for life on the road. But as the weather takes an unexpected turn, the first chapter offers an early reminder that even the best-laid plans can change overnight.
I N T O T H E U N K N O W N
C H A P T E R T W O
After nearly a week on the road, the journey slows. In Buchan Caves Reserve, wide open valleys give way to an underground world shaped over millions of years. As ancient caves, nature walks, and unexpected encounters with wildlife replace the rush of travel, the road becomes as much an inward journey as it is an outward one.
B E N E A T H T H E S U R F A C E
C H A P T E R T H R E E
Leaving the caves behind, the road climbs toward Mt. Kosciuszko, the highest peak on mainland Australia. The ascent brings long stretches of solitude, thin mountain air, and the kind of reflections that only vast landscapes seem able to provoke. As the summit draws closer, the journey begins to feel less like an escape and more like a search for something difficult to name.
H I G H E R G R O U N D
C H A P T E R F O U R
Leaving the alpine peaks behind, the journey reaches the turquoise waters of Jervis Bay. Pristine beaches, flora and fauna, and moments of calm give way to an unforgettable kayaking adventure, one that transforms a long-awaited experience into the most intense chapter of the journey so far.
T U R N I N G T I D E S
C H A P T E R F I V E
Every journey has a beginning, but not every beginning is visible. Pausing in Sydney, this chapter looks beyond the road to the seeds of change that made the journey possible. Through reflection, it explores how seemingly ordinary experiences can slowly reshape the direction of a life, long before we recognize the path they are creating.
S E E D S O F C H A N G E
C H A P T E R S I X
As the road trip draws to a close, the destination becomes less important than the questions it leaves behind. With changing weather and an uncertain future ahead, the final chapter reflects on what comes after the journey. Searching for direction, embracing the unknown, and realizing that some of life's most meaningful journeys begin where the road ends.
B E Y O N D T H E R O A D
B E F O R E T H E R O A D
I can’t recall the exact moment, but around April-May 2023 I began to lose interest in my existing way of living. Having spent twelve years working as a software developer, I began to feel there was hardly any difference between a computer and myself.
Both of us were being conditioned by external entities to function in a certain way to serve them.
I wanted to break out of this rut.
An analysis of my savings, my needs, my wants, and my obligations showed that I could afford a long break without a job.
For years, I'd wanted to take a road trip without an itinerary, without the limits of annual leave, and without an end date.
There couldn't be a better time, I thought.
I quit my job. 3 months later I began my journey from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
40 days / 3383.4 KMS / 12 pitstops later I reached Noosa Hinterland, Queensland, Australia.
But was it the end, or the beginning of a new one?
O N E C H A P T E R A T A T I M E
The making of this documentary was as unplanned as the road trip itself.
In 2025, I found myself in a situation where I had to leave everything behind and return to India, not knowing when I would be back in Australia.
To keep myself occupied, my mother and sister encouraged me to finally do something with the footage from the journey. Until then, they had only seen a few glimpses and were eager to see the rest.
For almost two years, I had been thinking about how best to tell the story but could never settle on a format. So the project remained untouched.
Eventually, after several gentle nudges from my mother and sister, I stopped worrying about the final destination and began editing the same way I had travelled—one chapter at a time.
Over the course of a year, those chapters gradually became a six-part documentary with a total running time of over two hours. My longest video editing project to date.
I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed creating it.
If it resonates with you, I'd be grateful if you shared it with someone who might enjoy it too.
W A T C H T H E D O C U M E N T A R Y
F I L M E D , W R I T T E N , N A R R A T E D & E D I T E D
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