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800 Lunches
When a seven-year-old new migrant is ostracised at school for his homeland-style lunches, he chooses to eat alone - and starts to resent his mother's cooking.
When a seven-year-old new migrant is ostracised at school for his homeland-style lunches, he chooses to eat alone - and starts to resent his mother's cooking.
A Load of Trouble
Kicking off in an inner city laundromat, this K' Rd Story travels strange places indeed. An unassuming man is going about the business of getting some clothes washed, when he realises that his clothes have disappeared mid cycle.
Kicking off in an inner city laundromat, this K' Rd Story travels strange places indeed. An unassuming man is going about the business of getting some clothes washed, when he realises that his clothes have disappeared mid cycle.
Accidents, Blunders, and Calamities
This morbidly funny short, made by students of Auckland's Media Design School, depicts the demise of 26 alphabetical and animated animals at the hands of nature's greatest enemy - the human. The film won acclaim at festivals worldwide.
This morbidly funny short, made by students of Auckland's Media Design School, depicts the demise of 26 alphabetical and animated animals at the hands of nature's greatest enemy - the human. The film won acclaim at festivals worldwide.
Aroha
This episode is billed as a "love story that's not as simple as boy meets girl". Aroha begins with Jade being stood up at a bar on the iconic strip, before being consoled by a bartender.
This episode is billed as a "love story that's not as simple as boy meets girl". Aroha begins with Jade being stood up at a bar on the iconic strip, before being consoled by a bartender.
Baby?
Isabelle is determined not to spend her 65th birthday alone. She invites herself into the home of a neighbour, a struggling mum in the middle of a nervous breakdown.
Isabelle is determined not to spend her 65th birthday alone. She invites herself into the home of a neighbour, a struggling mum in the middle of a nervous breakdown.
Break In The Weather
Jamie unexpectedly finds herself being the live-in nurse for the person she despises most – her father. Can the pop hits of the 90s help her overcome the betrayal from her past?
Jamie unexpectedly finds herself being the live-in nurse for the person she despises most – her father. Can the pop hits of the 90s help her overcome the betrayal from her past?
Broke
A light take on unfortunate circumstances, Broke offers the simple story of a not-so-simple mission to buy milk. Armed with only the meagre change he can scrape from his messy apartment, Billy is affronted by a homeless man asking for spare coins.
A light take on unfortunate circumstances, Broke offers the simple story of a not-so-simple mission to buy milk. Armed with only the meagre change he can scrape from his messy apartment, Billy is affronted by a homeless man asking for spare coins.
Closed
A woman running an Auckland laundromat finds herself accosted by a drug addict. A frustrated customer struggles with a machine that is out of order and ruining her expensive clothes. Somewhere across the city police are on their way to a drug bust.
A woman running an Auckland laundromat finds herself accosted by a drug addict. A frustrated customer struggles with a machine that is out of order and ruining her expensive clothes. Somewhere across the city police are on their way to a drug bust.
Do You Like Me Like This?
A girl is waiting for her bus in suburbia when a boy comes along. An unconventional romance unfolds as the girl tries to get his attention.
A girl is waiting for her bus in suburbia when a boy comes along. An unconventional romance unfolds as the girl tries to get his attention.
Dr Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game
Armed with his trusty ray gun and protected by his pith helmet, Lord Broadforce's exotic species search on an alien planet is going swimmingly - until the dame gets colonial angst.
Armed with his trusty ray gun and protected by his pith helmet, Lord Broadforce's exotic species search on an alien planet is going swimmingly - until the dame gets colonial angst.
Escargore
The kitchen might seem an ordinary place to most, but if you're a snail like the ones in this short film, untold horrors await. When five snails accidentally find themselves in a salad, they must embark on a great escape.
The kitchen might seem an ordinary place to most, but if you're a snail like the ones in this short film, untold horrors await. When five snails accidentally find themselves in a salad, they must embark on a great escape.
Fire in Cardboard City
When a city made entirely from cardboard catches fire, it is up to the local fire chief and his brave deputies to save its citizens from impending doom.
When a city made entirely from cardboard catches fire, it is up to the local fire chief and his brave deputies to save its citizens from impending doom.
First Contact
This live-action CGI short attempts to find the answer as to why UFO sightings have been in decline recently. The film was made by students in the 3D Productions course that director James Cunningham teaches at Media Design School.
This live-action CGI short attempts to find the answer as to why UFO sightings have been in decline recently. The film was made by students in the 3D Productions course that director James Cunningham teaches at Media Design School.
Fritters
After overhearing a parental argument which shows no signs of ending, a young boy decides to wander out onto the streets. Soon he is caught up in the K Road nightlife, clutching his sushi.
After overhearing a parental argument which shows no signs of ending, a young boy decides to wander out onto the streets. Soon he is caught up in the K Road nightlife, clutching his sushi.
Have You Tried, Maybe, Not Worrying?
This 2016 short film follows a young woman (Florence Noble, from The Jaquie Brown Diaries) as she deals with debilitating panic attacks. On a road trip to a beach party, a friend (Jordan Vaha’akolo) sympathises with her struggles.
This 2016 short film follows a young woman (Florence Noble, from The Jaquie Brown Diaries) as she deals with debilitating panic attacks. On a road trip to a beach party, a friend (Jordan Vaha’akolo) sympathises with her struggles.
Laundry
A happily married woman (Aidee Walker), with a busy family life, struggles to find an intimate moment with her partner. She discovers orgasmic pleasure in an unlikely place.
A happily married woman (Aidee Walker), with a busy family life, struggles to find an intimate moment with her partner. She discovers orgasmic pleasure in an unlikely place.
Noise Control
This Simmonds Brothers short film tells tells the real-life story of a kindergarten's beloved but ill-fated rooster. The early-rising cockerel's waking up of the neighbourhood sees complaints made to the council. The 2001 shooting made national news.
This Simmonds Brothers short film tells tells the real-life story of a kindergarten's beloved but ill-fated rooster. The early-rising cockerel's waking up of the neighbourhood sees complaints made to the council. The 2001 shooting made national news.
Olives
Lala Rolls wrote and directed this short film, which gives a view of family life from a child's perspective. A young girl is disturbed from sleep by the sound of adults arguing. She tries to shut out this grown-up world by pretending to be "adult".
Lala Rolls wrote and directed this short film, which gives a view of family life from a child's perspective. A young girl is disturbed from sleep by the sound of adults arguing. She tries to shut out this grown-up world by pretending to be "adult".
Pearl, Florrie and The Bull
On an evening stroll in 1996, two elderly Paekakariki twins suddenly encountered a ropey bull. Using an audio recording in which Pearl Mills retells the experience, the Simmonds Brothers utilise animation to bring the whole homely tale to life.
On an evening stroll in 1996, two elderly Paekakariki twins suddenly encountered a ropey bull. Using an audio recording in which Pearl Mills retells the experience, the Simmonds Brothers utilise animation to bring the whole homely tale to life.
Puoro
A story following the journey of Jerome Kavanagh, a young Maori practitioner of taonga puoro (traditional instruments used in sacred, ritual and healing ceremonies) as he revives ancient ancestral practices in our contemporary world.
A story following the journey of Jerome Kavanagh, a young Maori practitioner of taonga puoro (traditional instruments used in sacred, ritual and healing ceremonies) as he revives ancient ancestral practices in our contemporary world.
Put Your Hands Together, Please
Jane Sherning Warren's satirical portrait of the artist as a young woman was one of a series of short films exploring life on the colourful K Road strip.
Jane Sherning Warren's satirical portrait of the artist as a young woman was one of a series of short films exploring life on the colourful K Road strip.
Scratch
In this episode, Dan and Dwayne are 'two lovable hustlers with an entrepreneurial spirit trying to scratch a living on the fringes of K Road'. The pair try to gain entry to the Las Vegas strip club, set up a pop-up tinny shop, and find a girlfriend
In this episode, Dan and Dwayne are 'two lovable hustlers with an entrepreneurial spirit trying to scratch a living on the fringes of K Road'. The pair try to gain entry to the Las Vegas strip club, set up a pop-up tinny shop, and find a girlfriend
Shoes
Shoes is a refugee's story told with rhythm and shoes. A woman seeking shelter in a new country arrives at a railway station troubled by turbulent thoughts of her past.
Shoes is a refugee's story told with rhythm and shoes. A woman seeking shelter in a new country arrives at a railway station troubled by turbulent thoughts of her past.
Sons of Blackbird
As history trickles down the bloodlines and onto the production line, spoken word poem Blackbird speaks to the struggles of the minimum wage labour.
As history trickles down the bloodlines and onto the production line, spoken word poem Blackbird speaks to the struggles of the minimum wage labour.
Sugar Hit
A trio of mysteriously bloody and bruised women order tea in a cafe in Auckland's St Kevin's Arcade. The sugar debate gets a K Road twist as they talk boobs, revenge porn, and wonder if the sugar bowl has drugs hidden in it.
A trio of mysteriously bloody and bruised women order tea in a cafe in Auckland's St Kevin's Arcade. The sugar debate gets a K Road twist as they talk boobs, revenge porn, and wonder if the sugar bowl has drugs hidden in it.
Suni Man
In this 2012 short film, young Samoan Kiwi Suni (Beulah Koale) has to choose between his family - and its traditional values - and gang life. His wayward cousin pressures him towards the gang. Suni Man is inspired by a true story.
In this 2012 short film, young Samoan Kiwi Suni (Beulah Koale) has to choose between his family - and its traditional values - and gang life. His wayward cousin pressures him towards the gang. Suni Man is inspired by a true story.
Super Special
In the midst of her first period, a quiet resilient young girl must choose between a surprise for her beloved little brother or buying pads for herself.
In the midst of her first period, a quiet resilient young girl must choose between a surprise for her beloved little brother or buying pads for herself.
Sybil's Psychic Hotline
In this dark comedy, Con decides that the perfect way to cheer up her depressed and bedridden partner Bella is to call a clairvoyant phone line.
In this dark comedy, Con decides that the perfect way to cheer up her depressed and bedridden partner Bella is to call a clairvoyant phone line.
Tama
During a fraught car trip, Tama, a deaf Maori boy, must rise up to confront his family. The story culminates in an electrifying silent performance of the haka.
During a fraught car trip, Tama, a deaf Maori boy, must rise up to confront his family. The story culminates in an electrifying silent performance of the haka.
Tamaloa
A New Zealand-born Samoan professional rugby player reflects on what truly shaped him to be the man and father he is today while living on the other side of the world with his young family.
A New Zealand-born Samoan professional rugby player reflects on what truly shaped him to be the man and father he is today while living on the other side of the world with his young family.
The Event
Waking up with a vicious hangover after a big night out, Seff wanders Karangahape Road in need of keys to get into his house. Seeking only his flatmate and a flat white, Seff finds himself harassed by all about a lewd act he has no memory of.
Waking up with a vicious hangover after a big night out, Seff wanders Karangahape Road in need of keys to get into his house. Seeking only his flatmate and a flat white, Seff finds himself harassed by all about a lewd act he has no memory of.
The Grocer's Apprentice
Biscuits dance, food flies, dead chickens walk ... come closing time, the shelves of a dairy come to life. Four years in the making, this showcase of stop motion effects is based loosely on a classic poem by Goethe.
Biscuits dance, food flies, dead chickens walk ... come closing time, the shelves of a dairy come to life. Four years in the making, this showcase of stop motion effects is based loosely on a classic poem by Goethe.
The Paselode Story
Wellington rockers Paselode certainly weren't the first band to conquer, argue, then combust; but this film offers an unusual view on the group's internal dynamics. Inspired by the legendary Creature Comforts films by Aardman Animation.
Wellington rockers Paselode certainly weren't the first band to conquer, argue, then combust; but this film offers an unusual view on the group's internal dynamics. Inspired by the legendary Creature Comforts films by Aardman Animation.
The Social
Finn, desperate to escape his nightmarish high school disco, finds an unlikely safe-haven in the boys' bathroom. When confronted with harsh reality he is forced to make a heart-breaking sacrifice.
Finn, desperate to escape his nightmarish high school disco, finds an unlikely safe-haven in the boys' bathroom. When confronted with harsh reality he is forced to make a heart-breaking sacrifice.
The World In Your Window
Eight-year-old Jesse is stuck in a tiny caravan with his grief stricken father, until his accidental friendship with a V8-driving transsexual unlocks the means for their liberation.
Eight-year-old Jesse is stuck in a tiny caravan with his grief stricken father, until his accidental friendship with a V8-driving transsexual unlocks the means for their liberation.
Time for Change
The adage that in a long-term relationship things can get a little like clockwork is given a twist in Time for Change. A simmering feud between two wooden figurines on the town clock of an Austrian village, comes to a head with unexpected results.
The adage that in a long-term relationship things can get a little like clockwork is given a twist in Time for Change. A simmering feud between two wooden figurines on the town clock of an Austrian village, comes to a head with unexpected results.
Tree
One evening Alisi climbs a huge tree and won’t come down. As night falls and we discover her secret, Alisi must decide whether to bow to tradition or find a new path - with or without her family.
One evening Alisi climbs a huge tree and won’t come down. As night falls and we discover her secret, Alisi must decide whether to bow to tradition or find a new path - with or without her family.
Uapoifalemalu
Our aunties, mothers, grandmothers - our tinā. The women around us: they raise us, they nurture us, they teach us, they care for us and care for each other.
Our aunties, mothers, grandmothers - our tinā. The women around us: they raise us, they nurture us, they teach us, they care for us and care for each other.