Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Nelson, Thames, Stewart Island Jack at Show Me Shorts . Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Nelson, Thames, Stewart Island Jack at Show Me Shorts .

Bringing His Spirit Home

Documentary, 14m, Australia

Peter’s great-uncle, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, is buried far away from his family and traditional lands. To help his spirit return home, Peter travels to France to visit his grave, performing a traditional ceremony.

Dir/Prod: Dylan Nicholls, Prod: Sophia Carolyn Wallace

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Nelson, Thames, Stewart Island Jack at Show Me Shorts . Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Nelson, Thames, Stewart Island Jack at Show Me Shorts .

Ceux Pour Qui La Lune Ne Brille Pas (The Ones Who Never See The Moonlight)

Animation, 7m, France

A dog, abandoned on the Moon, desperately tries to escape. With unexpected help from another lonely soul, the dog will regain hope and learn to trust again.

Dir: Solène Marché, Lou Thoby, Tom Saurel, Evelyne Philippart, Marie Fantini, Amélie Soto

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts . Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts .

Wednesdays With Gramps

Family, 8m, United States

When a teenage boy visits his Gramps at a seemingly mundane boring assisted living facility, he comes to find that they have much more in common than he thought.

Dir/Writ: Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland, Prod: Shabrayia B. Cleaver

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts . Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts .

Rajskie Ptaki (Birds of Paradise)

Animation, 9m, Poland, France

In a delicate community built on bird droppings, a mysterious object sparks a revolution. Progress comes at a surprising cost.

Dir/Writ: Tomek Ducki, Prod: Ewelina Gordziejuk, Helene Mitjavile, Lukasz Hendzel

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts . Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts .

Echoes of the Wild

Fantasy, 8m, New Zealand

A boy who is caught in the chaos of home, runs into a forest where shadows creep. Just when fear begins to swallow him whole, he meets a towering creature that feels as if his childhood toy has come to life.

Dir/Writ: Shaz Bell, Prod: Lewis Candy

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts . Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts .

Éiru

Fantasy, 13m, Ireland

All Éiru wants is to be a mighty warrior who is taken seriously by her kinfolk. When the village’s well mysteriously dries up, she has a chance to try and bring the water of life back to her people.

Dir/Writ: Giovanna Ferrari, Prod: Nora Twomey

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts . Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Waihi Beach, Dunedin, Picton, Selwyn, Kaiapoi Jack at Show Me Shorts .

Forevergreen

Animation, 13m, United States

An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

Dir/Writ: Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears, Prod: Steph Gortz, Jennifer Gandrup Sackheim

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Temporal

Science Fiction, 12m, New Zealand

Stranded on a distant alien world, a lone spaceman searches for his missing co-pilot - only to face a planet that seems to twist against him.

Dir: Weston Symes, Dir/Writ/Prod: James Tweddle

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Are You Still There

Drama, 10m, New Zealand

A young emergency dispatcher forms a fleeting yet profound bond with an elderly widower, reminding her of the fragile beauty of life and human connection.

Dir/Writ/Prod: Fraser Howse, Writ: Jenny Howse, Prod: Gavin Howse

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Chrysanthemum

Drama, 12m, New Zealand

When her child mysteriously vanishes in a garden centre, an anguished gardener develops an unhealthy relationship with a chrysanthemum plant.

Dir/Writ: Jolin Lee, Prod: Rachel Fawcett

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Hold Me - Vallé

Music Video, 5m, New Zealand

In the mist-shrouded highlands of Papua New Guinea, where ancestral traditions once governed conflict and peace, a new form of warfare is emerging.

Dir: John Ross, Prod: Tali Enjalas Jenkinson

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