What'll It Be Today?
Comedy, 2 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ/Prod: Pulkit Arora
Two men meet, but struggle to greet.
Honey Kaha
Comedy, 19 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Te Waiarangi Ratana
Prod: Ben Bamford, Mike Minogue
When dinner with her son is ruined by seafood poachers, Honey Kaha must hunt down the colonisers who are responsible and bring them to justice.
Diary of a Head Injury
Documentary, 7 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Jonny Kofoed
Writ: Nick Worthington
Prod: Jane Oak, Matt von Trott, Nik Beachman
A bleed on the brain and concussion inspire a crash victim to confront the heartbreak, trauma and confusion of losing connection with the only person they ever really knew.
Bottle Money
Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Rebekah Tyler
Prod: Madison Smith
Nelson plays parent to his younger siblings while their unstable and unreliable Mum wreaks havoc on the household.
My Dying Place
World Premiere
Documentary, 20 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Prod: Loren Jalyn Kett
Prod: Julie Gursha
In the isolated town of Birdlings Flat, Patrick has found where he wants to see out the rest of his days.
Lea Tupu'anga (Mother Tongue)
Drama, 17 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Vea Mafile'o
Writ: Luciane Buchanan
Prod: Alex Lovell, Eldon Booth
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.
Favourites
Comedy, 5 mins, Australia
Dir/Writ/Prod: Nick Russell
Writ: Nick Musgrove
Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip turns deadly.
African Family Dinner
Comedy, 13 mins, Norway
Dir: Ibrahim Mursal
Writ: Tani Dibasey
Prod: Geir Bergersen
When a Norwegian woman meets her Ghanaian boyfriend's family for the first time things quickly escalate into the most awkward dinner in history,
Room Taken
Drama, 18 mins, Ireland
Dir: TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Writ: Michael Whelan
Prod: Colmán Mac Cionnaith
Having just arrived in Ireland, Isaac finds an unexpected answer to his temporary homelessness.
The Sea Inside Her
Fantasy, 9 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Prod: Alyx Duncan
Writ/Prod: Michele Powles
Prod: Lani-rain Feltham
Fear takes full shape when a loving grandmother is charged with the care of her young grandchild.
PleasureDora
Science Fiction, 9 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ/Prod: Mark Prebble
Writ/Prod: Marion Prebble
Prod: Rina Patel
A glitchy AI love companion from the 'semi-mature' range and her lonely final customer confront mortality, second chances, and life on the scrap heap.
Real - Beacon Bloom
Music Video, 5 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Ryan Ferris, James Allen, Caleb MacDonald
Writ/Prod: Beacon Bloom
Prod: Kita Films
After answering an advert to trial a new brain interface device, a down-on-his-luck student gets more than he bargained for in this vibrant music video.
Au Revoir Mon Monde (Goodbye My World)
Animation, 5 mins, France
Dir: Estelle Bonnardel, Florian Maurice, Quentin Devred, Baptiste Duchamps, Maxime Foltzer, Astrid Novais
The world is about to end, and a man stuck in a fish costume attempts to cross the chaos of the city to reach a mysterious tower.