Join us for a fun night out watching the world premieres of short films, as well as a sampling of other highlights from the festival.About this Event
Join us for a fun night out watching the world premieres of short films, as well as a sampling of other highlights from the festival. Meet the filmmaking teams, and hear from festival programmers and visiting international guests. Everyone is invited to participate in the red carpet arrivals with our photographer, and stay to celebrate with us at the Official After Party with a live DJ and cash bar. Limited bar tab, snacks and cupcakes provided. Booking recommended as this event will sell out.
Rating: M Offensive language, nudity, sexual content & content that may disturb.
Blue Smoke
Drama, 15 mins, New Zealand
A caretaker in a rest-home is mistaken by a resident for her ex-husband, who was a wayward lounge-crooner.
Dir/Prod: Ivan Barge
Writ/Prod: Matthew Harris
Prod: Ferris Bradley
King Tupac
Mythological, 7 mins, New Zealand
King Tupac tells the fabled legend of how the kumara (sweet potato) first arrived in the Pacific from the far off lands of the Inca Empire which is now Perú in South America.
Dir/Writ: Sebastian Vidal-Bustamante
Writ: Andres Gomez
Prod: Jordana Guerra, James Smith-Harvey, Ako For Niños
World Premiere
Split Ends
Drama, 14 mins, Islamic Republic of Iran
A bald woman and a man with long hair try to get out of paying fines when they are caught by traffic cameras for not wearing a hijab.
Dir/Writ: Alireza Kazemipour
Writ/Prod: Solmaz Mortezavand
World Premiere
Yaffa 11
Drama, 16 mins, Israel
A teenager in Jaffa dreams of a new start abroad away from Arab-Israeli conflict. When his new passport arrives he faces a choice.
Dir/Writ: Hassan Kadan
Prod: Nathan Marcus, Jeremiah Joseph
World Premiere
Atali'i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent)
Dance, 10 mins, New Zealand
With his neighbourhood under threat from gentrification, a young man recalls his youth, roots and upbringing through spoken word, memories and dance.
Dir/Writ: Brendan Canty
Writ: Villa Junior Lemanu
Prod: Valentine Taylor, Roberto Nascimento, Belinda Bradley, Perry Bradley
World Premiere
Phlegm
Science fiction, 6 mins, Switzerland
Oscar's late. In the surrounding skyscrapers hands are shaken and contracts are signed. Where do these damned snails come from? That's the last thing he needs right now.
Dir/Writ: Jan-David Bolt
Prod: Filippo Bonacci
Xanadu
Satire, 9 mins, United Kingdom
A promotional video for an alien residential community that prides itself on the ethical treatment of its human workforce.
Dir: Marina Waltz
Writ: Phil Porter
Prod: Marc Teitler
World Premiere
Shark
Dark comedy, 14 mins, Australia
Rose Byrne stars as Sofie, a woman who loves pranks just as much as her partner Jack.
Dir/Writ: Nash Edgerton
Writ: David Michôd
Prod: Michele Bennett
Event Venue
The Hollywood Avondale, 20 Saint Georges Road, Auckland, New Zealand
NZD 35.00