303 minutes
Screened as part of NZIFF 2015
Shorts With Features
The following shorts preceded features in the 2015 NZIFF.
Arid Edge 2014
A kinetic camera films a bicycle ride through the bleak but beautiful Atacama Desert in Chile. Screening with Philip Dadson: Sonics from Scratch.
Becoming Anita Ekberg 2014
Follow the evolution of Swedish actress Anita Ekberg from 50s Hollywood sex symbol to Euro sex goddess immortalised in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. Screening with Listen to Me Marlon.
Born to Be Mild 2014
Tired of life in the fast lane? Meet the Dull Men’s Club, a group of men quite content with life’s more sedate pleasures. Screening with A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
The Chicken 2014
A six-year-old girl gets a chicken for her birthday but isn’t too keen for it to end up in the pot. Screening with Lamb.
Dancing in the Dark 2015
We all go a little wilder when we think nobody is watching. Loading Docs short screening with A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
Ernie Biscuit 2015
The ‘clayography’ of a deaf Parisian taxidermist whose world is turned upside down and back to front when a dead pigeon arrives on his doorstep. Screening with Wrinkles.
The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul 2014
Girls from across war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of the gold medal-winning figure skater whose tears of joy once united their troubled country. Screening with The Russian Woodpecker.
Fantasy Cave 2015
A group of cave dwellers beaver away night and day to create an immersive fantasyland, but is it really for the children? Loading Docs short screening with The Brand New Testament.
Food for Thought 2015
After the sudden death of her elderly father, a middle-aged daughter uncovers some incriminating evidence in her mother’s freezer. Screening with Latin Lover.
Joseph Gets Dressed 2015
Kiwi kinetic artist Joseph Herscher gears up for his first US show where he transforms everyday objects into an intricate Rube Goldberg-style machine that will dress him from head to toe. Screening with Very Semi-Serious.
The Lawnmower Bandit 2014
Paul used to steal lawnmowers for a living but when his father died, he promised himself a better life. Screening with Rams.
Les Blank on Photography 2015
In an excerpt from a forthcoming feature about his father, Harrod Blank introduces us to the still photography of Les Blank. Screening with How to Smell a Rose.
Live Fast, Draw Yung 2015
Hip-hop’s hottest young illustrator is a Seattle six-year-old. What starts as an after-school hobby for Yung Lenox and his dad becomes a lifestyle and a business. Screening with Banksy Does New York.
Madness Made Me 2015
To the psychiatrists, Mary O’Hagan was just another head case. But where they saw illness, she saw a human experience. Loading Docs short screening with Dreamcatcher.
A Million Miles Away 2014
A class of teenage girls coach their substitute choir teacher through relationship trouble by transforming a heavy metal classic into a feminist anthem. Screening with Princess.
Mine 2014
A young mother must come to terms with the consequences of a difficult decision. Screening with The Second Mother.
Oh Lucy! 2014
A middle-aged office lady in Tokyo is given a blonde wig and a new identity by her unconventional English-language teacher. Screening with Hill of Freedom.
Pelorus 2015
In 1979 a little-known pioneer makes the first modern bungee jump off the Pelorus Bridge in Marlborough. A true story of Kiwi innovation and mateship. Screening with Sunshine Superman*.
(*Screens with Meru in Nelson)
Return 2015
A young man returns home to Wanganui to discover the difficulty of juggling friends, parents, magic mushrooms and several thousand chickens. Screening with James White.
Tama 2014
An unconventional documentary portrait of a father and his middle-aged son. Screening with The End of the Tour*.
(Screens with Experimenter in Nelson)
Tihei 2015
As the beat drops, can Tihei find his words? Redemption comes unscripted. Loading Docs short screening with Dope.
The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk 2014
Discover the importance of furnishings in the 50s Hollywood films of Douglas Sirk, especially the pejoratively named, vanity table. Screening with Women He’s Undressed.
Wilbur Force 2015
The former king of New Zealand pro-wrestling-turned-small-town recluse is challenged by his best friend to reconnect with his glory days of battle. Loading Docs short screening with I Am Thor.
New Zealand News & Views – Construction of the T & G Building, Lambton Quay, Wellington 1928
In association with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision we present a view of Wellington life in celebration of the Capital’s 150th birthday.
Builders work on the construction of the former T & G (now Harcourts) Building on Lambton Quay. Screening with A Most Violent Year.
Pacific Magazine 09 – Commerce Drive In Bank 1955
In association with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision we present a view of Wellington life in celebration of the Capital’s 150th birthday.
Parking problems in Wellington have prompted the establishment of New Zealand’s first drive-in bank. Screening with Tehran Taxi.
Toehold on a Harbour 1966
A colourful impression of Wellington city: hills, winding streets, busy people and strong winds. This stunning new digital restoration is a birthday present to the Capital’s 150th from Archives New Zealand, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and Park Road Post Production. Screening with The Mafia Kills Only in Summer.
Weekly Review 269 – Chinese Picnic 1946
In association with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision we present a view of Wellington life in celebration of the Capital’s 150th birthday.
Wellington’s Chinese community celebrates China’s National Day with a picnic at Athletic Park. Screening with William Yang: Blood Links.