Queenie
Queenie
Eloise
Eloise
Coconut
Coconut

Screened as part of NZIFF 2014

Shorts with Features 

148 minutes

From the more than one hundred shorts submitted by New Zealand filmmakers this year, these had the good fortune to find what we felt would be suitable companions on the feature programme. Two international shorts also accompany features.

Oli Missen 2013

Director

5 minutes

The story of a young boy from Whakatane who went from being the shyest kid in his class to speaking out in order to bring awareness of extreme poverty to New Zealand students. Screening with E-Team

Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution 2013

Director

USA In English
15 minutes

The subject of the documentary Point and Shoot, Matthew VanDyke, takes us behind the scenes of the Syrian revolution as witnessed by two young Syrians – a rebel commander and a schoolteacher-turned-journalist. Screening with Point and Shoot

Queenie 2014

Director

11 minutes

A university tutor strays widely from the syllabus in this stop-motion animated dramedy made entirely from intricately handmade paper and cardboard pieces. Screening with Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

Bro's Being Bro's 2013

Director

5 minutes

Introducing young hip-hop dancer Tsar Masters of Hamilton and his journey to connect and empower his peers through dance. This film and Oli Missen (below) were produced as part of the ‘Because’ project run by Inspiring Stories Trust in 2013, which put out a public call asking New Zealanders to nominate young people doing great things for communities. Screening with Time Is Illmatic

The Light Harvester 2014

Director

18 minutes

In a spectacularly realised post-apocalyptic world shrouded in darkness, a couple must find a way to get light whatever the consequences. Screening with The Rover

Home 2013

Director

15 minutes

An old woman (Kate Harcourt) strays from the safety of her rest home in order to return a beloved possession to her daughter, but her biggest obstacle may be her own mind. Screening with Alive Inside

Unnatural History 2014

Director

16 minutes

Uncovering the mysterious story of Theo Velasquez, an American-born author and amateur physicist who disappeared after conducting a series of bizarre ‘energy field’ experiments in the Rangipo Desert in the late 70s. Believe it or not. Screening with Enemy

Pigeon 2014

Director

9 minutes

An elderly widow (Kate Harcourt) defies the world of modern convenience in order to satisfy her hunger. Screening with In the Courtyard

Gambozinos 2013

Director

Portugal In English
20 minutes

A ten-year-old faces up to the struggles of life at a summer camp. Meanwhile, something strange is lurking. Screening with Club Sándwich

Eloise 2014

Director

11 minutes

In this beautifully shot film, a lone river man has a strange encounter while navigating a mysterious mangrove forest. Screening with The Darkside

The Handkerchief 2014

Director

13 minutes

A blind man (Luke Hawker) looking for love meets the woman of his dreams on a park bench. Screening with Still Life