The Sampler
Enjoy a variety of highlights from this year’s Show Me Shorts Film Festival. These are some of the most cinematic short films that will make you laugh, gasp or think more deeply about our world and the people in it. It’s all about the connections between us. Sometimes things go haywire, while at other times everything is in sync! Sit back and enjoy the ride with fast cars, fast humans, whimsical romance, family misunderstandings, competitive dads, and a practical joke gone awry.
*A regional variation plays in Dunedin, New Plymouth and Waiheke Island with a locally made film included in the programme.
There are eight short films:
1. DATSUN
Drama, 15 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Mark Albiston
Writ: J. Patrick McElroy,
Prod: Sharlene George, Gal Greenspan, Andrew Mauger
A fourteen-year-old boy, whose Mum plans on selling his deceased Dad’s Datsun, decides to take his best friend and little brother on one last joyride.
2. DE PINPAS (THE DEBIT CARD)
Drama, 19 mins, the Netherlands
Dir: Thijs Bouman
Writ: Demian van der Wekken
Prod: Rosalien Hollestelle, Noa Zimmerman
When the Polish au pair goes grocery shopping, the mother of the family does not trust her enough to give her the PIN. The relationship is soured.
3. A RUNNER
Coming of age, 13 mins, Ireland
Dir: TJ O'Grady Peyton
Writ: Ivan Cush
Prod: Ronan Cassidy, Greg Burrowes
On his routine night-time run, a struggling teenage boy comes across a semi-familiar figure, in a similar state of turmoil.
4. DISCONNECTED
Drama, 17 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Maruia Jensen
Prod: Angela Cudd
When a construction worker from South Auckland loses the last connection he has with his dead Mum, he spirals into a state of depression, prompting an intervention from beyond the grave.
5. PANGGILAN TERAKHIR (LAST CALL)
Drama, 13 mins, Singapore
Dir/Writ: Eysham Ali
Prod: Olivia Griselda
Nadia is an airport ground staff member who must deal with a stubborn elderly passenger who arrives late for check-in and insists on travelling.
6. MANNY AND QUINN
Romance, 10 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Siobhan Marshall
Prod: Millen Baird, Florence Hartigan
An introverted shopkeeper forges a new friendship with the mystery man next door through a playful yet competitive game of dress-ups with their shop mannequins.
7. THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE BUGGY
Comedy, 4 mins, Germany
Dir: Ole Micha
Writ/Prod: Daniel Grave
Competitive dads at the playground get into a stroller standoff when a sustainability argument escalates.
8. SHARK
Dark comedy, 14 mins, Australia
Dir/Writ: Nash Edgerton
Writ: David Michôd
Prod: Michele Bennett
Rose Byrne stars as Sofie, a woman who loves pranks just as much as her partner Jack.
Run Time: approx 112-minutes
Rating: M Drug use, offensive language & content that may disturb
