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Yeah The Boys
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Yeah The Boys

Dance, 8 mins, Australia

Dir: Stefan Hunt
Writ: Vanessa Marian Varghese
Prod: Alex Taussig

Australian men sink beers over an afternoon and well into the night. A beautifully choreographed observation of masculine identity and their relationship with drinking culture.

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The Head On Him
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

The Head On Him

Comedy, 15 mins, Ireland

Dir/Writ: Seán Gallen
Prod: Ciara Gillan, Kevin Napier

When a biracial boy moves to Ireland he shaves off his Afro in order to fit in... but then his Afro grows back, bigger and bigger.

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Game Rules
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Game Rules

Coming of Age, 12 mins, Sweden

Dir/Writ: Christian Zetterberg
Writ: Albin Abrahamsson
Prod: Liselotte Persson

When a handball team is about to participate in their first major tournament, the game is suddenly interrupted by adults questioning who’s really allowed to play.

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Burul
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Burul

Drama, 14 mins, Kyrgyzstan

Dir/Writ/Prod: Adilet Karzhoev
Writ: Daniyar Abdykerimov

Burul is a high school girl who trains in wrestling at home, despite the disapproval of her family. When she is kidnaped for marriage Burul must use her training to try and escape.

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The Gap
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

The Gap

Drama, 16 mins, Switzerland

Dir/Writ: Keerthigan Sivakumar
Prod: Elena Tatti, Nicolas Wittwer

On a train, a Tamil-Swiss woman gets a call from her parents about a suggested arranged marriage. One of the passengers complains that she's speaking very loudly.

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Pack Rat
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Pack Rat

World Premiere
Drama, 18 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ: Lucy Suess
Prod: Johnny Lyon

At a rural New Zealand paddock party, a fifteen-year-old girl fights to keep her place among the pack of boys she has grown up with.

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Medicine
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Medicine

Drama, 15 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ/Prod: William Amos McKegg
Prod: Petrina D'Rozario

When Marjorie and Jack offer their help to a passenger and things take an unexpected turn, one wonders who was actually helping who.

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El extraño caso del Hombre Bala (The Strange Case of the Human Cannonball)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

El extraño caso del Hombre Bala (The Strange Case of the Human Cannonball)

Animation, 10 mins, Ecuador

Dir/Writ: Roberto Valencia
Prod: Andres Aguilar

One morning, a mysterious man is found lying in the square of a village. They must act quickly and decide what to do before the stranger awakens.

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Kiki
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Kiki

Drama, 14 mins, Ireland

Dir/Writ: Naomi Sheridan
Prod: Lindsay Campbell

When her favourite toy goes missing, a girl ventures out of her beleaguered Irish asylum centre to find it.

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Gaza Atelier
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Gaza Atelier

Drama, 16 mins, Palestine

Dir: Montaser Sameeh Alsabe
Writ: Khalil Mahmoud Al-Mozian, Mahmoud Jouda
Prod: Mohammed Rawhy Shaath, Yousef Abedelraheem Nateel

Ahlam is a young Palestinian fashion designer who plans to open her own atelier in Gaza city.

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The Brother
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

The Brother

Drama, 8 mins , Iran

Dir: Mahdieh Ghotbudin Mohamadi
Writ: Yasin Pourazizi
Prod: Mohadeseh Pirhadi

In the midst of the revolution, a young man is preparing for his wedding when he meets a soldier who needs help.

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Rock Paper Scissors
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Rock Paper Scissors

World Premiere
True Story, 20 mins, United Kingdom

Dir/Writ: Franz Böhm
Prod: Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer

A father and son running a makeshift hospital on the front line, must find a way to protect their patients when a platoon of soldiers approaches their building.

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Ya Hanouni
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Ya Hanouni

Drama, 3 mins , France

Dir/Writ: Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib

While a Mum and Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?

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Morning Hate
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island Festival Intern 26/08/2024

Morning Hate

World Premiere
War, 19 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ/Prod: Dean O'Gorman
Prod: Alexander Borgers,

On the Western Front in the web of trenches, stretcher-bearers must choose between their humanity and their job.

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Queen Size
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024

Queen Size

Romance, 20 mins, France

Dir/Writ: Avril Besson
Prod: Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles

This morning, Marina has an appointment with Charlie to sell her a mattress. This evening, she will cancel her plane for Reunion. But they don't know that yet.

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Vivie
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024

Vivie

Comedy, 9 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ: Hweiling Ow
Prod: Sara Chen, Mia Maramara

Amy has a love-hate relationship with her vagina. Every time she tries to have sex with a new lover, her vagina Vivie, refuses to play ball.

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Jane Austen's Period Drama
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024

Jane Austen's Period Drama

Comedy, 13 mins, United States

Dir/Writ: Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
Prod: Elli Legerski

In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor mistakes the blood for an injury, and everyone has an idea of how to proceed.

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Ride on the Wind
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024

Ride on the Wind

Animation, 11 mins, China

Dir/Writ: Jiahang Li
Prod: He Cheng, Liu Xian, Qiao Di

An old man tirelessly cares for his ailing wife. To lift her spirits, he makes a kite in the shape of a butterfly and takes her to fly it in a special way.

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Is Gay Marriage Next?
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024

Is Gay Marriage Next?

Documentary, 16 mins, United States

Dir: Emily Clark
Prod: Julia Runagall

In 2003 a lesbian couple appeared on a magazine cover asking: Is Gay Marriage Next? Now the question resurfaces: is gay marriage next—to go?

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Atrapadas (Trapped)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Stewart Island Festival Intern 21/08/2024

Atrapadas (Trapped)

World Premiere
Drama, 15 mins, Mexico

Dir/Writ/Prod: María Mondragón
Prod: Carlos Fuentes, Alejandra M. Insausti

A married couple have just exchanged vows. Right as they're about to make their entrance to the reception, the two brides get trapped in an elevator.

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