Set Life's Dramas
Avondale Dogs
| director: | Gregor Nicholas |
| screenplay: | Gregor Nicholas, Jim Wilkins |
| cinematography: | Ian Paul |
| cast: | Damien Lay, Rhondda Findleton, Melinni Blake, Stephen Hall, Glynnis Paraha |
| producer: | Stephanie Bauer |
| production: | Gregor Nicholas, This Is It Productions |
| source of print: | New Zealand Film Commission |
| awards: | Dresden FF 1995 - najlepszy film krótkometrażowy / Best Short Film, Mannheim-Heidelberg IFF 1994 - Interfilm Award - honorowe wyróżnienie / Honorable Mention |
| language: | English, Maori |
Avondale, 1965. A young boy grapples with something bigger than he realises: the love within himself.
Fog
| director: | Peter Salmon |
| screenplay: | Nick Mayow |
| cinematography: | Ginny Loane |
| music: | Hermione Johnson |
| cast: | Tina Cook, Joe Dekkers-Reihana, Jim Moriarty, Chelsie Preston-Crayford |
| producer: | Rachel Gardiner |
| production: | Maxim Films |
| source of print: | New Zealand Film Commission |
| language: | English |
A teenage boy hindered by his father's expectations escapes into thick fog with a girl and emerges a young but mature man.
O Tamaiti
| director: | Sima Urale |
| screenplay: | Sima Urale |
| cinematography: | Rewa Harré |
| cast: | Charles Faamausili, Therese Fatu, Harry Wendt |
| producer: | Kara Paewai |
| production: | Paewai Productions, New Zealand Film Commission |
| source of print: | New Zealand Film Commission |
| awards: | Venice IFF 1996 - najlepszy film krótkometrażowy / Best Short Film Venice, Chicago IFF 1996 - Silver Plaque |
| language: | Samoan |
O Tamaiti portrays the impressions of a young boy in a powerless adult dominated world. 11-year-old Tino must carry the weight of responsibilities, tending to the needs of his younger siblings with adult maturity.
Sure to Rise
| director: | Niki Caro |
| screenplay: | Niki Caro |
| cinematography: | Simon Raby |
| music: | Michael Lowry, Chris Mathews |
| cast: | Hester Joyce, Joel Tobeck |
| producer: | Owen Hughes |
| production: | Frame Up Films |
| source of print: | New Zealand Film Commission |
| language: | English |
While beach combing, April discovers an injured man and claims him as her own. She must keep him secret, and alive.
The Beach
| director: | Dorthe Scheffmann |
| screenplay: | Frances Edmond |
| cinematography: | Stuart Dryburgh |
| music: | Keith Ballantyne |
| cast: | Elizabeth Hawthorn, Donogh Rees, Bruce Hopkins |
| producer: | Dorthe Scheffmann |
| production: | This Is It Productions, Council of New Zealand |
| source of print: | New Zealand Film Commission |
| language: | English |
The story of two families who spend a day at the beach. The women's friendship is confirmed by a revealing incident of domestic abuse.
Truant
| director: | Michael Duignan |
| screenplay: | Heather Menzies |
| producer: | Rachel Gardner |
| production: | Maxim Film, New Zealand Film Commission |
| source of print: | New Zealand Film Commission |
| language: | English |
Evan rides the bus all day instead of going to school. But when he gets off to follow Romy, she teaches him a lesson about life.
Watermark
| director: | Damon Fepulea'i |
| screenplay: | Damon Fepulea'i, Savage |
| cinematography: | Rhys Duncan |
| music: | Alan Meharry, Jason Smith |
| cast: | Branagh Dennison, Grant Hawke, Helena Ikitoelgi, Olivia Tennet |
| producer: | Liz DiFiore |
| production: | Godzone Pictures Ltd |
| source of print: | New Zealand Film Commission |
| language: | English |
Watermark tells the story of a young girl, and the sequence of events that occur when she goes fishing in a local mangrove swamp.