Slow West is a British-American action western thriller film written and directed by John Maclean in his directorial debut. Starring Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ben Mendelsohn, the film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015, where it was awarded the Sundance Institute's World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic Winner. The film was released in theatres on May 15, 2015 in the United States, with a simultaneous release on video on demand.

Jed Kurzel is best known as the front man and song writer for the award winning cinematic rock duo 'The Mess Hall', one of Australia’s most original and dynamic beat combinations. Their 2006 album, 'Devil’s Elbow' was awarded the prestigious 2007 Australian Music Prize. Having released four albums over the course of their career of constantly shifting styles, their most recent album 'For The Birds' is a collection of songs that take a sharp turn into a musical terrain that combines voodoo, beatnik soul, funk and rock and roll.