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SHOW ME SH E R NATIONAL
A N D IN T
NE W Z E AL
FESTIVAL
SHORT FILM
—— 2018
Cover image: 변성기 (Almond: My Voice is Breaking), Korean Focus Below: Twenty One Points, The Sampler 2 SHOW ME SHORTS
Welcome messages 4
Themed selections of short films 6
What Binds Us 6
My Generation 8
The Sampler 10
Late Night Frights 12
Beat of My Own Drum 14
Korean Focus 16
Battling Your Demons 18
Special events 20
Auckland Opening Night and Awards Ceremony 20
Wellington Opening Night 21
Short Film Talks 22
Korean Focus 23
Aotearoa Short Film Lab 23
Awards20
Cinema venues and ticket information 26
Auckland26
Christchurch27
Stewart Island 27
Wellington27
Other regional screenings 27
Acknowledgements28
CONTENTS
Show Me Shorts
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Grey Lynn, Auckland
info@showmeshorts.co.nz
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As a charitable trust, we rely strongly on ticket
sales income to produce the festival. The best way
to show your support for Show Me Shorts is to book
tickets at your local cinema now. Show Me Shorts
is here for a good time, not a long time.
SEASON 2018 3
Kia ora tātou. Welcome,
friends old and new.
Lovers of tiny but mighty
cinema are in for a treat.
The 13th edition of Show Me Shorts
includes 50 short films and four music
videos that will screen in cinemas across
Aotearoa New Zealand.
We’re excited to be presenting the world premiere
of four Kiwi films: One Day by Nicky Cameron,
Twenty One Points by Pete Circuitt, Toilet by
WELCOME
Simeon Duncombe and Delivery by Stephen Kang.
Chinese film 牛奶 (Milk) and South Korean film
단팥죽 (The Red Bean Soup) will also make their
world premieres during the festival. There are a
further 30+ New Zealand premieres taking place.
The countries that will be represented on screen include:
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany,
Japan, South Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA.
South Korean filmmakers are in the spotlight this year,
as we present a special Korean Focus section of the
programme. Be sure to join us if you’d like to meet the
South Korean guest filmmakers and find out more
about filmmaking in this part of the world.
I hope this year's films will take you on a ride through a
range of emotions. Learn something. Feel something.
Be inspired.
Gina Dellabarca
Festival Director
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Our reputation for high-quality cinema a special welcome to those attending
and screen production has rightly put the festival in auckland:
New Zealand on the world map. Welcome to Show Me Shorts Festival
It’s a vibrant industry and as Minister for Arts, Culture for 2018 – Aotearoa’s premier short film
and Heritage, it is wonderful to see the New Zealand festival, born right here in Auckland.
Film Commission among the many supporters of the
New Zealand is home to a world-class film industry,
Show Me Shorts Festival, helping connect audiences
and we’re known globally for our unique stories
with a diverse range of films from around the globe.
and cinema. For a small country, we punch above
You only need to look at the names of some of the our weight in both the short and feature-length
award-winning alumni — Jackie van Beek, Tammy categories.
Davis and Cohen Holloway, to name just a few —
Many successful filmmakers get their start in the film
to know Show Me Shorts plays a big role for both
industry making short films, including our own Taika
emerging and existing filmmakers. Many have gone
Waititi, Jane Campion and Peter Jackson. A healthy
on to achieve major successes, both here and globally.
short film sector is important for any successful
I believe it is essential that everyone can access a screen industry and we are lucky to have both of
range of cultural experiences, so it is gratifying to those in Auckland.
know that thanks to the Show Me Shorts team and
Auckland Council is committed to enabling our
its supporters, fresh filmmaking talent will again
cultural industries to thrive, and I’m proud that once
be showcased on our big screens.
again we are supporting this festival, ensuring Tāmaki
I am sure audiences will be impressed by this year’s Makaurau remains the home of Show Me Shorts and
line-up. I always am! giving Aucklanders the chance to take in the best
short films from New Zealand and around the world.
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Enjoy the festival, enjoy Auckland.
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Phil Goff
Mayor of Auckland
SEASON 2018 5
What keeps us together?
Aroha? Obligation? Duty?
Our loves, whānau and wider
community are part of our
identity. The people in this
collection of short films are
tightly wound and tightly bound.
Kindred spirits seeking human
connection and finding meaning
in the everyday. Incidents
we can all relate to take on
heightened meaning through
these stories. Like the desire
to soothe a crying child, or save
a damsel in distress; fantasising
your dad is a superhero, or
getting a crush on the postman.
1. 5 Ans Après la Guerre 3. Delivery
(5 Years After the War) Drama, 15 mins, New Zealand
Animation, 17 mins, France world premiere
WHAT BINDS US
Growing up with a Jewish mother A love story gone awry about
and an absent Iraqi father, Tim a lonely food deliveryman who
has struggled to find his place falls in love with a customer.
in the world.
Dir/Writ/Prod: Stephen Kang
Dir/Writ: Samuel Albaric Prod: Gio Jin, Matt Noonan
Dir: Martin Wiklund, Ulysse Lefort
Prod: Les Fées Productions, 4. Nursery Rhymes
Miyu Productions Drama, 5 mins, Australia
On the side of a rural highway,
2. Shit One Carries
a dramatic incident has just
Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand
occured. As the details are
An adult son returns home to revealed, our perceptions
India from California, and must are challenged.
confront an awkward intimacy
Dir: Tom Noakes
while caring for his aged father.
Writ: Will Goodfellow
Dir/Writ/Prod: Shuchi Kothari Prod: Lucy Gaffy
Prod: Shailesh Prajapati
6 SHOW ME SHORTSWHAT BINDS US
SESSION TIMES
Auckland Central
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Mon 8 Oct / 6:00 pm*
Thu 11 Oct / 2:30 pm
Sat 13 Oct / 8:30 pm
Wed 17 Oct / 6:30 pm
Christchurch
Alice
Sun 21 Oct / 6:30 pm
Stewart Island
Bunkhouse Theatre
Sat 19 Jan 2019 / 7:30 pm
5. Bonobo 7. Raymonde ou L’évasion Wellington CBD
Drama, 18 mins, Switzerland Verticale (Raymonde or the Light House Cuba
Vertical Escape) Tue 16 Oct / 4:30 pm
When the elevator of their
Animation, 17 mins, France Thu 18 Oct / 6:30 pm
shabby apartment breaks down,
Sun 21 Oct / 6:30 pm
a dancer, a disabled pensioner, Raymonde is an animated owl
and a single mother will all be who is fed up with peas, aphids, *World premiere screening
pushed to their limits. dirty knickers and digging her with filmmaker intro.
kitchen garden. She would prefer
Dir/Writ: Zoel Aeschbacher Estimated total run time:
sex, love, and the immensity of
Prod: Yasmine Abd El Aziz, 90 minutes.
the sky.
Lionel Baier
Censorship rating to be
Dir/Writ: Sarah Van Den Boom
advised. Please contact
6. Wallace Line —
Prod: Richard Van Den Boom,
your cinema for details.
Ha The Unclear Jean-François Bigot,
Music video, 3 mins, Camille Raulo
New Zealand
The all-too-familiar heartache
of a long-distance relationship
is explored in this whimsical
and fun video for Ha The
Unclear’s catchy new song.
Dir: Kelly Gilbride
Prod: Woollen Records
SEASON 2018 7Short films are great for kids!
This section of the programme
is suitable for the whole family
to enjoy. And it’s got some of
the best shorts. Embark on an
underwater adventure or meet
a sneezing dragon and a very
hungry bird. Discover the true
meaning of friendship from
an egg-head, a mouse and a
bulldozer. Be inspired to follow
your secret dream to build a
boat and sail the high seas. If
you can dream it, you can be it.
1. Bird Karma 3. La Boite (The Box)
Animation, 5 mins, USA Animation, 7 mins, France
A long-legged bird tries over and An old man ends up taming the
MY GENERATION
over again to catch a colourful mouse he wanted to get rid of.
fish in a pond.
Dir: Eliott Belrose, Carole Favier,
Dir/Writ: William Salazar Loïcia Lagillier, Aloïs Mathé,
Prod: Jeff Hermann Juliette Perrey, Joran Rivet
2. Mecanique 4. Sail Away
Animation, 7 mins, France Adventure, 12 mins, New Zealand
The adventures of a tiny Digger Kevin works in a sardine factory,
and her friend the Bulldozer. but dreams of becoming a sailor.
Forced to work on an island He begins to build a fantastical
ruled by a tyrannical crane, boat in his backyard, much to the
the two friends will do anything disdain of his family and friends.
to escape.
Dir/Writ: Tama Jarman
Dir: Coline Moire Dir: Ella Becroft
Prod: Ilai Amar
8 SHOW ME SHORTSMY GENERATION
SESSION TIMES
Auckland Central
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Sun 7 Oct / 3:30 pm
Sat 13 Oct / 2:30 pm
Mon 15 Oct / 2:00 pm
Christchurch
Alice
Sat 20 Oct / 1:00 pm
Stewart Island
Bunkhouse Theatre
Wed 2 Jan 2019 / 7:30 pm
Wellington CBD
5. Achoo 7. Hybrids Light House Cuba
Animation, 7 mins, France Animation, 6 mins, France Sun 14 Oct / 2:30 pm
Sat 20 Oct / 4:30 pm
In ancient China, a little dragon In the ocean of the future, marine
Mon 22 Oct / 2:30 pm
who can't breathe fire will fight wildlife has had to adapt to the
to overcome his weakness in pollution surrounding it, and Estimated total run time:
order to take part in the New the rules of survival changed. 65 minutes.
Year’s celebration.
Dir: Florian Brauch, Matthieu Censorship rating to be
Dir: Lucas Boutrot, Elise Carret, Pujol, Kim Tailhades, Yohan advised. Please contact
Maoris Creantor, Pierre Hubert, Thireau, Romain Thirion your cinema for details.
Camille Lacroix, Charlotte Prod: MOPA
Perroux
8. Odd er et Egg
6. Bilby (Odd is an Egg)
Animation, 8 mins, USA Animation, 12 mins, Norway
In the deadly desert of Australia, Odd is a boy terrified of breaking
a lonesome Bilby becomes his fragile head, until one day he
attached to a helpless baby bird. meets Gunn. Her fearlessness
turns his life upside down.
Dir/Writ: Liron Topaz, Pierre
Perifel, JP Sans Dir/Writ/Prod: Kristin Ulseth
Prod: Kelly Cooney Writ: Maria Avramova, Lisa Aisato
Prod: Fredrik Fottland
SEASON 2018 9Too hard to pick which films
to see? We get it. This selection
includes some of our most
vibrant, fun and heart-warming
shorts from New Zealand and
around the world. It’s a great
way to sample what Show Me
Shorts is all about. The films
on offer feature a first date,
an imaginary friend, an identity
crisis, a vindictive toilet,
Temuera Morrison in boxing
gloves, lots of dogs, cats, and
a visit from the President.
What’s not to like?
1. Meke 3. Charmer
Drama, 8 mins, New Zealand Romance, 12 mins, New Zealand
A trainer's daughter arrives A single woman in her fifties
backstage during preparations has a rocky first date with a
THE SAMPLER
for a boxing match, and threatens disagreeable bachelor.
to destroy the relationship
Dir/Writ: Judah Finnigan
between fighter and coach.
Prod: Olivia Shanks
Dir/Writ: Tim Worrall
Prod: Piripi Curtis, 4. Negative Space
Lara Northcroft Animation, 6 mins, France
An animated guide to packing,
2. Repugnant
as narrated by a man whose
Comedy, 12 mins, New Zealand
dad taught him how. This
Grace must prove that her pray- touchingly evokes memories
away-the-gay dog therapy works of their relationship.
by trying to 'cure' Fergis the pug
Dir/Writ: Max Porter,
of his homosexuality.
Ru Kuwahata
Dir/Writ: Kyan Krumdieck Prod: Ikki Films,
Prod: Arielle Sullivan Manuel Cam Studio
10 SHOW ME SHORTSTHE SAMPLER
SESSION TIMES
Auckland Region
Barrier Social Club
Mon 29 Oct / 7:15 pm*
Matakana Cinemas
Sat 13 Oct / 6:30 pm*
Pukekohe Cinema 3
Sun 4 Nov / 3:30pm*
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Sun 7 Oct / 5:30 pm**
Fri 12 Oct / 2:30 pm
Tue 16 Oct / 6:30 pm
The Vic Devonport
Fri 19 Oct / 8:00 pm*
Waiheke Island Cinema
5. Neko No Hi (Cat Days) 7. Toilet
Sun 7 Oct / 7:30 pm*
Animation, 11 mins, Germany Fantasy, 7 mins, New Zealand
world premiere
Christchurch
When Jiro feels sick, his Alice
dad takes him to the doctor. A public toilet teaches one Sat 20 Oct / 8:30pm
She diagnoses a surprising dirty customer the importance Wed 24 Oct / 6:30 pm
condition that challenges the of cleanliness.
Colville
boy's identity.
Dir/Writ/Prod: Simeon Duncombe Colville Hall
Dir/Writ: Jon Frickey Prod: Steve Barr Fri 16 Nov / 7:30pm
Prod: Takashi Horiguchi, Stewart Island
Jon Frickey 8. Twenty One Points Bunkhouse Theatre
Buddy, 10 mins, New Zealand Wed 23 Jan 2019 / 7:30pm
6. The President's Visit world premiere Wellington Region
Comedy, 19 mins, Lebanon Light House Cuba
Josh Thomson and Robyn
In this fun Lebanese comedy Malcolm star in this buddy Sat 13 Oct / 8:30 pm
of errors, a small coastal town movie about a grown man, his Thu 18 Oct / 4:30 pm
is turned upside down by the imaginary friend, and his mum, Sun 21 Oct / 4:30 pm
discovery of an impending secret who are all having a particularly Light House Pauatahanui
visit from the President to a local challenging day. Sun 14 Oct / 6:30 pm*
soap shop. *Festival team will introduce
Dir/Writ: Pete Circuitt
this session.
Dir/Writ: Cyril Aris Prod: Rob Linkhorn **World premiere screening
Writ: Mounia Akl with filmmaker intro.
Prod: Marc Fadel,
Estimated total run time:
Valerie Martinez
87 minutes.
Censorship rating to be
advised. Please contact
your cinema for details.
SEASON 2018 11Sometimes it’s fun to give
yourself the creeps. Embrace
the thrill of tension, giggles
and scares. This collection of
short films does just that. It’s
a difficult skill to deliver a real
thriller or a story with a twist
in less than 20 minutes. These
films will have you on the edge
of your seat, wondering what
you would do in that situation,
or if you can sleep tonight.
LATE NIGHT FRIGHTS
1. 9 Pasos (9 Steps) 3. Cleaver
Thriller, 7 mins, Spain Drama, 17 mins, New Zealand
nz premiere
There are just nine steps
for Saul to cross a long, dark A young man begins to
corridor to the bathroom at unravel from the stress of
night. His dad says there is living next to a family stuck
nothing to be afraid of. in a violent relationship.
Dir/Writ/Prod: Marisa Crespo Dir/Writ: Alexander McKenna
Abril, Moisés Romera Pérez Prod: Alex Clark
2. Stranger 4. 牛奶 (Milk)
Thriller, 7 mins, New Zealand Fantasy, 10 mins, China
nz premiere world premiere
A five-year-old boy is haunted by A stylish drama set in a
a silent masked monster as he basement car park about
tries to locate his missing father. temptation and greed.
Dir/Writ: Jonathan Watt, Dir: 李思达 (Li Sids)
Kieran Charnock
Prod: Lucy Edwards, Gabriel Page
12 SHOW ME SHORTSLATE NIGHT FRIGHTS
SESSION TIMES
Auckland Central
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Tue 9 Oct / 6:30 pm*
Fri 12 Oct / 8:30 pm
Tue 16 Oct / 2:30 pm
Christchurch
Alice
Fri 19 Oct / 8:30 pm
Stewart Island
Bunkhouse Theatre
Sat 12 Jan 2019 / 7:30 pm
Wellington CBD
5. It's Complicated 7. The Blue Door Light House Cuba
Comedy, 17 mins, South Africa Horror, 9 mins, United Kingdom Mon 15 Oct / 4:30 pm
Fri 19 Oct / 8:30 pm
This South African dating Gemma Whelan (Game of
comedy is about a pair of Thrones, The Crown) plays *World premiere screening.
flatmates whose relationship a nurse assigned to care for
Estimated total run time:
gets bumpy when one starts a dying patient, in this dark,
88 minutes.
dating a scary woman he dialogue-free horror.
meets online. Censorship rating to be
Dir: Paul Taylor
advised. Please contact
Dir: Grant De Sousa Writ/Prod: Ben Clark,
your cinema for details.
Writ: Kelvin Wong Megan Pugh
Prod: Justin Cohen,
Tyrone Rubin, Alan Lawson 8. Cerdita (Piggy)
Drama, 14 mins, Spain
6. Bitchboy
Sara is an overweight teen
Drama, 15 mins, Sweden
bullied by a clique of 'cool girls'
A young metal-head boy and at the local pool. When her
his family visit their recently clothes are stolen, she is forced
departed grandfather at the into a walk home that will
hospital. Dark secrets come change her life.
to light, and he seeks revenge.
Dir/Writ: Carlota Pereda
Dir/Writ/Prod: Måns Berthas Prod: Luis Angel Ramírez,
Writ/Prod: Daniel Burman Mario Madueño
SEASON 2018 13Sometimes don’t you just want
to switch off and rock out?
Listen to some sweet beats and
feel the rhythm? Welcome to a
collection of short films that will
lift your heart and tap your toes.
It’s full of weirdos and misfits
cutting loose on the dance floor,
singing their hearts out, and
expressing themselves through
movement. With a bangin’
soundtrack to match.
1. Māori Metal 3. Timecode
Documentary, 18 mins, USA Dance, 15 mins, Spain
BEAT OF MY OWN
The family that slays together, Luna and Diego are parking-lot
stays together. A documentary security guards who meet once
about the rising stars of Kiwi a day when the day shift and
band Alien Weaponry. night shift change over. They
begin an unusual romance when
Dir: David Freid
Luna discovers Diego’s secret.
Prod: Emmy Gyori
Dir/Writ/Prod: Juanjo Giménez
DRUM
2. My Friend Michael Jones Writ: Pere Altimira
Drama, 15 mins, New Zealand Prod: Daniel Villanueva,
Arturo Méndiz
MJ is a teenage boy with OCD
living in Ōtara, New Zealand.
4. Laugh it Off — Chelsea Jade
An inspiring story of friendship
Music video, 4 mins,
that connects Pasifika culture,
New Zealand
LGBTQI awareness, overcoming
bullying and anxiety disorder. This music video for pop artist
Chelsea Jade’s hit Laugh It
Dir/Writ: Ian Leaupepe,
Off takes us on a strange and
Samson Rambo
beautiful night-time drive.
Writ/Prod: Eldon Booth
Prod: Alex Lovell Dir: Alexander Gandar
Prod: Kate Moses
14 SHOW ME SHORTSBEAT OF MY OWN DRUM
SESSION TIMES
Auckland Central
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Mon 8 Oct / 2:00 pm
Wed 10 Oct / 2:30 pm
Sun 14 Oct / 5:30 pm
Christchurch
Alice
Thu 18 Oct / 6:30 pm
Tue 23 Oct / 6:30 pm
Colville
Colville Hall
Sat 17 Nov / 7:30pm
5. This is Bate Bola 7. Min Börda (The Burden) Stewart Island
Documentary, 16 mins, Animation, 14 mins, Sweden Bunkhouse Theatre
Brazil/USA/UK Sat 5 Jan 2019 / 7:30 pm
This award-winning animated
A love letter to Brazil, this musical provides a touching Wellington CBD
film from the heart of Rio glimpse into the emptiness of Light House Cuba
reveals a surreal carnival as the lives of telemarketers, fast Sat 13 Oct / 4:30 pm
neighbourhoods compete with food employees, a grocery stock Mon 15 Oct / 6:30 pm
bright costumes and energetic boy and a hotel manager for Sat 20 Oct / 8:30 pm
dance. This is the Rio Carnival the lonely.
that you have never seen before. Estimated total run time:
Dir/Writ: Niki Lindroth von Bahr 97 minutes.
Dir/Writ/Prod: Ben Holman, Prod: Kalle Wettre
Neirin Jones Censorship rating to be
advised. Please contact
8. Kai Tangata —
your cinema for details.
6. Taonga Alien Weaponry
Drama, 7 mins, New Zealand Music video, 7 mins, New Zealand
As Awa prepares for an This epic music video for thrash
anticipated Māori cultural metal band Alien Weaponry
performance at school, features Māori warriors engaged
a tough decision must in brutal hand-to-hand combat.
be made, weighing the
Dir/Prod: Piotr Kwasnik
importance of family.
Dir: Alex Hargreaves
Dir/Writ: Lanita Ririnui, Prod: Niel De Jong
Trevor Solway, Shaandiin Tome
Prod: NATIVE Slam for Māoriland
Film Festival
SEASON 2018 15The seven short films in this
collection explore the lives
of South Koreans and what
is important to them. Their
history, fears and dreams.
Myths and legends. The ties
that bind them, and what
threats might break their
families apart. With comedy,
animation and drama aplenty,
the collection demonstrates the
breadth of filmmaking talent in
South Korea’s creative sector,
showcasing a wide range of
styles and stories.
1. Moon, Thread 3. (OO)
Drama, 14 mins, South Korea Animation, 6 mins, South Korea
The heartwarming story of a A colourful animation that
KOREAN FOCUS
lonely little girl who tries to examines in great detail the
reconnect her family, after action of sneezing.
hearing of a fable about magical
Dir/Writ/Prod: Seo-ro Oh
silk threads connecting us all.
Dir/Writ/Prod: Sum Chung, 4. 몸 값 (Bargain)
Doh Lee Drama, 14 mins, South Korea
A man meets a teenage
2. 단팥죽 (The Red Bean Soup)
girl in a hotel room for a
Drama, 11 mins, South Korea
sexual encounter. It's not
world premiere
what he expects.
So-ra is a teenage girl dealing
Dir/Writ: Chung-hyun Lee
with school and heartbreak
Prod: Dong-ha Kim
under the watchful eye of her
single mother, who makes and
sells danpatjuk (red bean soup).
Dir: Jinju Oh
16 SHOW ME SHORTSKOREAN FOCUS
SESSION TIMES
Auckland Central
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Wed 10 Oct / 6:30 pm*
Sun 14 Oct / 3:30 pm
Wed 17 Oct / 2:30 pm
Christchurch
Alice
Sun 21 Oct / 1:00 pm
Stewart Island
Bunkhouse Theatre
Wed 9 Jan 2019 / 7:30 pm
Wellington CBD
5. 통일전야 — 어느 저녁 식사 7. 사슴꽃 (Deer Flower) Light House Cuba
(The Eve of Unification) Animation, 8 mins, South Korea Wed 17 Oct / 6:30 pm**
Comedy, 14 mins, South Korea Mon 22 Oct / 6:30 pm
In this colourful animation, a
On the eve of reunification of boy's parents take him to a farm, *Special event with world
North and South Korea, family believing it will strengthen their premiere screening and
members gather for dinner son’s body. But Dujung suffers filmmaker intro.
and unexpected opinions side effects. **Special event.
come to light.
Dir/Writ: Kangmin Kim Estimated total run time:
Dir/Writ/Prod: Sung Yoon Kim Prod: Castledine Productions 85 minutes.
Censorship rating to be
6. 변성기 (Almond: My Voice advised. Please contact
is Breaking) your cinema for details.
Coming of age, 15 mins,
South Korea
A coming-of-age story about a
teenage boy who finds himself
in danger of demotion from the
choir due to his changing voice.
Dir/Writ/Prod: Joonho Park
SEASON 2018 17Sometimes the real battle is
with yourself. We’ve all got our
own challenges, but it’s how
we deal with them that really
defines us. The characters in
these films have lost something:
their identity, respect, love,
innocence, sanity, passion or
freedom. But they are tackling
life head-on and they inspire us
to do the same.
1. Run Rabbit 3. Beast
Drama, 19 mins, New Zealand Fantasy, 18 mins, United Kingdom
Having lost almost everything In this gothic fairytale, starring
BATTLING YOUR
he has known, a young refugee Billie Piper, seven-year-old Alice
begins to build his future in a begins to question who she really
provincial New Zealand town. is when she finds out her father's
become a beast.
Dir/Writ: Robyn Paterson
DEMONS
Prod: Paula Boock Dir/Writ: Leonora Lonsdale
Writ: Jack Sidey
2. One Day Prod: Jack Sidey, Sophie
Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand Reynolds
world premiere
4. Cloud Nine — Madly
A intimate portrait of a young
Music video, 3 mins,
mother who becomes trapped
New Zealand
in her bathroom, battling an
uncontrollable attack of OCD. In this music video for Madly's
infectious track ‘Cloud Nine’,
Dir/Writ: Nicky Cameron
a man's paranoia and anxiety
Prod: Dave Cameron
is projected externally into the
world around him.
Dir: Eddy Fifield
18 SHOW ME SHORTSBATTLING YOUR
DEMONS
SESSION TIMES
Auckland Central
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Tue 9 Oct / 2:30 pm*
Thu 11 Oct / 6:30 pm
Mon 15 Oct / 6:00 pm
Christchurch
Alice
Mon 22 Oct / 6:30 pm
Stewart Island
Bunkhouse Theatre
Wed 16 Jan 2019 / 7:30 pm
5. Panta Rhei 7. Wren Boys Wellington CBD
Animation, 10 mins, Belgium Drama, 11 mins, United Kingdom Light House Cuba
Sun 14 Oct / 6:30 pm
In this compelling animation a On the day after Christmas, a
Wed 17 Oct / 4:30 pm
marine biologist, who studies Catholic priest from Cork drives
Fri 19 Oct / 4:30 pm
beached whales, flees the his nephew to prison.
ocean. But water — in the form *World premiere screening
Dir/Writ: Harry Lighton
of floods, leaking faucets and with filmmaker intro
Writ: John Fitzpatrick
endless rain — keeps seeping
Prod: Sorcha Bacon Estimated total run time:
back into his life.
97 minutes.
Dir: Wouter Bongaerts 8. Carlotta's Face Censorship rating to be
Prod: Karim Rhellam Animation, 5 mins, Germany advised. Please contact
Carlotta doesn’t recognise her your cinema for details.
6. The Brother
own face, or those of people
Thriller, 14 mins, New Zealand
around her. She has a rare,
Tensions rise on a hunting trip untreatable brain deficit.
for two brothers. The higher they
Dir/Writ: Valentin Riedl,
climb into mountainous terrain,
Frédéric Schuld
the closer they get to the truth.
Prod: Fabian Driehorst
Dir/Writ: Summer Agnew
Prod: Dan Higgins, Matt Noonan,
Stephan Fruth
SEASON 2018 192018 Awards
Department of Post Best
Film Award
SAE Best International
Film Award
NZ On Air Best Music
Video Award
DEGNZ Best Director Award
DEGNZ Best Editor Award
NZFC Special Jury Prize
Toi Whakaari Best Actor Award
Panavision Best
Cinematographer Award
Final Draft Best
Screenplay Award
Calibrate Legal / Patrick
McGrath Barrister People's
AUCKLAND OPENING NIGHT
Choice Award & AWARDS CEREMONY
Join us for a very special night Sat 6 Oct, 8:00pm
out, celebrating short films and The Civic, corner Queen
the people who make them! and Wellesley Streets,
Auckland CBD
Walk the red carpet. Watch all
the award-winning films. See $29 from Ticketmaster
the winners receive their prizes (includes entry to the
in a short ceremony hosted by Official After-party).
film critic Francesca Rudkin.
Dress code: awards glam.
The winners of the coveted
Department of Post Best Film
and SAE Best International Film
awards will become qualified for
entry to the Academy Awards®!
Official After-party: Join us
afterwards in the Wintergarden,
downstairs at The Civic. Mingle
with filmmakers and industry
professionals, plus enjoy a
complimentary glass of Invivo
wine, snacks, and entertainment
with live band.
20 SHOW ME SHORTSRemember to vote for your
favourite short film to win the
Calibrate Legal / Patrick
McGrath Barrister People's
Choice Award.
Do this by completing the
short survery on our website
showmeshorts.co.nz.
WELLINGTON
OPENING NIGHT
OPENING NIGHTS
Watch all the award-winning Fri 12 Oct, 8:00pm
films and celebrate our local The Roxy, 5 Park Road,
AND AWARDS
filmmakers in style at the Miramar, Wellington
Wellington launch of Show
$25 from roxycinema.co.nz
Me Shorts.
(includes a glass of wine).
Enjoy a complimentary glass
of Invivo wine as you arrive,
mingle with the filmmakers,
festival organisers and industry
professionals. This is the only
night all winning films will
screen together in one session
in Wellington.
SEASON 2018 21We are delighted to present
a range of events for filmmakers,
aspiring filmmakers and
anyone interested in finding out
more about making short films.
AUCKLAND SHORT WELLINGTON SHORT
FILM TALK FILM TALK
Interested in learning more Interested in learning more
about short film making? Hear about short film making? Hear
from three top filmmakers as from three top filmmakers as
they each screen one of their they each screen one of their
films and discuss how they films and discuss how they
made it, in a facilitated Q&A. made it, in a facilitated Q&A.
Tue 9 Oct, 7:00–9:00pm Tue 16 Oct, 6:30–8:00pm
The Kingslander Light House Cuba
470 New North Rd, 29 Wigan Street,
Kingsland, Auckland Te Aro, Wellington
$15 cash at the door $12–$17
SHORT FILM
from lighthousecinema.co.nz
EVENTS
22 SHOW ME SHORTSSome of our other screenings
will also be introduced by the
Festival Director or filmmakers.
Check pages 26 and 27 for those
marked with an *.
KOREAN FOCUS AOTEAROA
- SHORT FILM LAB
Show Me Shorts and the Korean Aotearoa Short Film Lab is a
Embassy invite you to join us prestigious hothouse mentoring
for the premiere screenings of scheme for screenwriters
Korean Focus. Find out more and aspiring screenwriters
about South Korean cinema to workshop new ideas for
with our selection of seven short films.
shorts from top South Korean
The Lab is jointly run by
filmmakers.
Show Me Shorts and Script to
Tickets to these events include Screen. It offers six local and
a glass of wine at a hosted event two international filmmakers
before the screening. The the opportunity to develop
films will be introduced by their short film concepts and
the Festival director and one scripts with the guidance and
of the visiting South Korean advice of experienced industry
filmmakers, who will also stay mentors. Previous participants
for a Q&A after the screening. have described the interactive
workshop as “inspiring” and
Wed 10 Oct, 6:30–8:00pm
“invaluable”.
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket
Rialto Centre, 167–169 Broadway Find out more at
Newmarket, Auckland showmeshorts.co.nz
$13–$18 Applications close 30 Nov
from rialto.co.nz The Lab will take place in
Auckland on a weekend in
Wed 17 Oct, 6:30–8:00pm
March 2019. It’s free to attend,
Light House Cuba
but applications cost $20.
29 Wigan Street,
Te Aro, Wellington
$13.50–$17.50
from lighthousecinema.co.nz
SEASON 2018 23VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE SHORT!
Share your thoughts on Show Me Shorts, and vote for your
favourite film to win the Calibrate Legal / Patrick McGrath
Barrister People's Choice Award.
Visit showmeshorts.co.nz to complete the survey online, or
pick up a copy from a participating Show Me Shorts cinema.
Just like our films, it’s short and sweet.
Complete the survey by Friday 30 November 2018 to go in
the draw to win a prize pack of movies and other goodies.
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24 SHOW ME SHORTSAcademy Cinemas
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SEASON 2018
2017 25AUCKLAND REGION – Sat 13 Oct AUCKLAND REGION – AUCKLAND REGION –
AUCKLAND CENTRAL 2:30 pm My Generation DEVONPORT PUKEKOHE
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket Sat 13 Oct The Vic Devonport Cinema 3 Pukekohe
167–169 Broadway 8:30 pm What Binds Us 48–56 Victoria Road 85 Edinburgh Street
09 369 2417 09 446 0100 09 237 0216
rialto.co.nz Sun 14 Oct thevic.co.nz pukekohecinemas.co.nz
3:30 pm Korean Focus
ticket prices ticket prices ticket prices
$18 General Admission Sun 14 Oct $15 General Admission $17 General Admission
$15 Student/Film 5:30 pm Beat of My Own $12 Student/ $15 Student/
Industry Guild Drum Film Industry Guild Film Industry Guild
$13 Senior/Child Mon 15 Oct $11 Senior $11 Senior/Child
2:00 pm My Generation $10 Child
Sun 7 Oct (Prices include $1 donation Sun 4 Nov
3:30 pm My Generation Mon 15 Oct to The Vic Trust) 3:30 pm The Sampler**
Sun 7 Oct 6:00 pm Battling Your
Demons Fri 19 Oct
5:30 pm The Sampler* 8:00 pm The Sampler** AUCKLAND REGION –
Tue 16 Oct WAIHEKE ISLAND
Mon 8 Oct
2:00 pm Beat of My Own 2:30 pm Late Night Frights Waiheke Island Community
AUCKLAND REGION –
Drum Tue 16 Oct GREAT BARRIER ISLAND Cinema, Artworks, Oneroa
6:30 pm The Sampler 09 372 4240
Mon 8 Oct Barrier Social Club waihekecinema.co.nz
6:00 pm What Binds Us* Wed 17 Oct 21 Medland Rd, Tryphena
ticket prices
Tue 9 Oct 2:30 pm Korean Focus 09 4290 421
$15 General Admission
2:30 pm Battling Your Wed 17 Oct ticket price $11 Student/Senior/
Demons* 6:30 pm What Binds Us $10 General Admission Film Industry Guild
Tue 9 Oct $8 Child
Mon 29 Oct
6:30 pm Late Night AUCKLAND REGION – 7:15 pm The Sampler** Sun 7 Oct
Frights** CBD 7:30 pm The Sampler**
Wed 10 Oct AUCKLAND REGION –
2:30 pm Beat of My Own AUCKLAND OPENING
NIGHT & AWARDS MATAKANA CHRISTCHURCH
Drum
CEREMONY Matakana Cinemas Alice
Wed 10 Oct 2 Matakana Valley Road Old High Street Post Office
6:30 pm Korean Focus**** The Civic
Cnr Queen and Wellesley St 09 423 0218 209 Tuam Street
Thu 11 Oct ticketmaster.co.nz matakanacinemas.co.nz 03 365 0615
2:30 pm What Binds Us alice.co.nz
ticket prices
ticket prices
Thu 11 Oct $29 General Admission $16 General Admission ticket prices
6:30 pm Battling Your $20 Concession $14 Student/ $17 General Admission
Demons $20 Group of 6+ Film Industry Guild $15 Film Industry Guild
$18 Group of 12+ $13 Senior $12 Senior/Child
Fri 12 Oct $11 Child $11 Student
2:30 pm The Sampler Sat 6 Oct
8:00 pm Sat 13 Oct Thu 18 Oct
Fri 12 Oct 6:30 pm The Sampler** 6:30 pm Beat of My Own
8:30 pm Late Night Frights Drum
Fri 19 Oct
8:30 pm Late Night Frights
Sat 20 Oct
1:00 pm My Generation
* World premiere screening with filmmaker intro.
** Festival team will introduce this session.
*** Watch all the award-winning films and enjoy a glass of wine.
**** Special event.
26 SHOW ME SHORTSSat 20 Oct Sat 19 Jan Wed 17 Oct Antarctica
8:30 pm The Sampler 7:30 pm What Binds Us 4:30 pm Battling Your Scott Base
Demons Date TBC
Sun 21 Oct Wed 23 Jan
1:00 pm Korean Focus 7:30 pm The Sampler Wed 17 Oct Arrowtown
6:30 pm Korean Focus**** Dorothy Browns
Sun 21 Oct Sun 28 Oct
6:30 pm What Binds Us WELLINGTON REGION Thu 18 Oct
OPENING NIGHT*** 4:30 pm The Sampler Cambridge
Mon 22 Oct – MIRAMAR Tivoli Cinema
6:30 pm Battling Your Thu 18 Oct Sat 27 Oct
Demons Roxy Cinema 6:30 pm What Binds Us
5 Park Road Dargaville
Tue 23 Oct Fri 19 Oct Anzac Theatre
roxycinema.co.nz
6:30 pm Beat of My Own 4:30 pm Battling Your Sun 21 Oct
Drum ticket prices Demons
$25 Opening Night Dunedin
Wed 24 Oct Fri 19 Oct Rialto Cinemas
$20 Senior/Student/
6:30 pm The Sampler 8:30 pm Late Night Frights Sun 28 Oct
Film Industry Guild
Sat 20 Oct Gisborne
Fri 12 Oct
COLVILLE 4:30 pm My Generation Dome Cinema
8:00 pm
Sat 13 Oct
Colville Hall, Colville Rd Sat 20 Oct
07 866 6920 8:30 pm Beat of My Own Kaitaia
WELLINGTON REGION
Drum Te Ahu
– CBD
ticket price Sun 21 Oct
$12 General Admission Sun 21 Oct
Light House Cuba
4:30 pm The Sampler Nelson
Fri 16 Nov 23 Wigan Street, Te Aro
Suter Theatre
7:30 pm The Sampler 04 385 3337 Sun 21 Oct Sat 3 & Sun 4 Nov
lighthousecinema.co.nz 6:30 pm What Binds Us
Sat 17 Nov New Plymouth
7:30 pm Beat of My Own ticket prices Mon 22 Oct 4th Wall Theatre
Drum $17.50 General Admission 2:30 pm My Generation Thu 25 Oct
$13.50 Senior/Student/
Film Industry Guild Mon 22 Oct Napier
STEWART ISLAND $12.50 Child 6:30 pm Korean Focus MTG Century Theatre
Sun 18 Nov
Bunkhouse Theatre Sat 13 Oct
10 Main Road 4:30 pm Beat of My Own WELLINGTON REGION – Picton
027 867 9381 Drum PAUATAHANUI Picton Cinemas
Sat 27 & Sun 28 Oct
ticket prices Sat 13 Oct Light House Pauatahanui
$15 General Admission 8:30 pm The Sampler 3 Paekakariki Hill Rd Tauranga
$13 Senior/Student/ Pauatahanui Rialto Cinemas
Film Industry Guild Sun 14 Oct 04 234 6770 Sun 28 Oct
$10 Child 2:30 pm My Generation
ticket prices Thames
$75/$65 Combo Ticket Sun 14 Oct $17.50 General Admission Embassy Cinemas
6:30 pm Battling Your $13.50 Senior/Student/ Tue 23 Oct
Wed 2 Jan
Demons Film Industry Guild
7:30 pm My Generation
$12.50 Child Wanaka
Sat 5 Jan Mon 15 Oct Rubys Cinema
4:30 pm Late Night Frights Sun 14 Oct Sat 20 & Sun 21 Oct
7:30 pm Beat of My Own
6:30 pm The Sampler**
Drum Mon 15 Oct Whangarei
Wed 9 Jan 6:30 pm Beat of My Own Whangarei Film Society
Drum OTHER REGIONAL Thu 25 Oct
7:30 pm Korean Focus
SCREENINGS
Tue 16 Oct Visit showmeshorts.co.nz
Sat 12 Jan
4:30 pm What Binds Us Show Me Shorts is also for screening times and
7:30 pm Late Night Frights
bringing The Sampler ticket information.
Tue 16 Oct selection of short films
Wed 16 Jan
6:30 pm Wellington Short to these communities:
7:30 pm Battling Your
Film Talk****
Demons
SEASON 2018 27Show Me Shorts is proudly New Zealand’s leading international
short film festival. The support of local businesses and goodwill
of the filmmaking community are vital to our continued success.
Huge thanks to our volunteers, sponsors and partners, plus our
audience and wider community.
Ambassadors Communications support
Sir Richard Taylor, Miranda Mary de Ruyter
Harcourt, Te Radar, Kate Rodger, Festival interns
Nick Ward, Francesca Rudkin Grace Vernal, Hannah Dowsett
Staff and volunteers Brand and creative direction
Festival director Akin / studioakin.com
Gina Dellabarca Publicity
Festival coordinator Siobhan Waterhouse,
Mark Prebble Mr Fahrenheit
Programmers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Trust Board members
Alisa Moore, Clayton Barnett,
Andrew Cornwell (chair),
Gina Dellabarca, Grace Maguire,
Catherine Holland, Gina
Hanako Fujii, Kanna Yamasaki,
Dellabarca, Matthew Mudford,
Mandy Herrick, Raymond Suen,
Paddy Buckley, Sally-Anne Kerr,
Rebekah Ngatae, Renée Burgers
Tamara Liebman
Opening nights and awards
Laura Goldsmith, Grace Maguire,
Scarlett Lauren
Guest and event coordinator
Harley Neville
Web design & development
David Ladd
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