The inspiring, tragic and intimate life story of David McComb, cult Australian singer/songwriter of The Triffids. In a short life, McComb gave up secrets in the shape of his songs. Using his familiar Western Australian landscape as the canvas for his towering psychodramas and heart-broken epics, the tragedy and triumph of McComb's short, driven, passionate life are brought to the screen using a vast array of David's music, poetry, letters and unseen family archives.