Manukau Film Festival Medley

MANUKAU FILM FESTIVAL MEDLEY

SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER, 9 - 3 PM

A non-stop sreening of all the films in the festival!

NZ & International

NZ & INTERNATIONAL

FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER 6 - 9 PM

CHIEF
Duration: 21 mins
Director: Brett Wagner
Short Film
Semu Fatutoa dirves a taxi in Honolulu Hawaii where he fled
after tradegy struck his village in Samoa.

WAITING FOR YOU

Duration: 73 mins

Director: Shyam S.R Cipadhyay Producer: jagdishwar Prasad, Prem Lata Dube, Dr Singh
Feature Film
Love and loss are woven together in this poetic story of the human condition.

HAWAIIKI
Duration: 11 mins
Director: Mike Jonathan
Producer: Liby Hakaraia
Chain of Title Films Ltd
Short Film
A story of a young girl's attempt to find her identity in a new world and her father's efforts to support her.

THE SPEAKER
Duration: 14 mins
Director: Tearepa Kahi
Producer: Auinton Hita, Tearapa Kahi & Savage
Fat Cap Films

Short Film
To speak is to be heard, you need more than words.

O TAMAITI
Duration: 14:19 mins
Director: Sima Urale
Producer: Carol J Paewai
Short Film
The intimate potrayal of a Samoan family told through the eyes
of the children and the world dominated by their parents.

TAUA
Duration: 15 mins
Director: Tearapa Kahi
Producer: Quintin Hita
Kura Productions
Short Film
When a boy shows compassion amidst rival Maori tribes at war, one leader falls and another rises.

TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT

Duration: 11 mins

Director: Taika Waititi

Producer: Ansley Gardiner & Catherine Fitzgerald

Defender Films Ltd

Short Film

Love is found in the most ulikely places.

THE KING BOYS

Duration: 15 mins

Director: Christopher Clark

Short Film

A boy wrestes to resurrect his family's buried dream.

TURTLE AND SHARK
Duration: 3:25 mins

Director: Ryan Woodward

Producer: Jason Knapp

Spitfire Productions

A beautiful Samoan legend of love told through animation.

Made in Manukau

MADE IN MANUKAU
THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER, 6 - 8 PM


BROTHERS FOR LIFE
Duration: 11 mins
Director: Xavier Horan
Producer: Rachel Jean
Isola Productions Ltd
Short Film
Sometimes missing the bus is not such a bad thing.

MISS DEYONCE'
Duration: 12:14 mins
Director: Mele Penitani
Documentary
An engaging and personal insight into the life of
a young Tongan fakaleiti




KILLING TIME
Duration: 4:35 mins
Director: Findlay Donnan
Experimental Short
Killing time is a solo experimental exploration film
about about who takes a walk through a cemetery.



WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD
Duration: 10:28 mins
Director: Annie Ng Chok
Producer: Joe Taele Jnr
Documentary
What does it mean to be a young gay Polynesian male in
contemporary south Auckland.

THE TROPHY
Duration: 11 mins
Director: Justine Simei-Barton
Producer: Justine & Paul Simei-Barton
Short Film
A young girl's commitment to a science project wins her a trophy,
but creates tension within her traditional Samoan family.

NO ENGLISH DARLING
Duration: 15 mins
Director: Serena Stevenson
Documentary
A personal journey exploring the disjuncture of physical isolation

from family and the culture of her Australian/Italian relatives.

Fresh New Talent

FRESH NEW TALENT

WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER, 6 - 9 PM

ENTROPY
Duration: 3:45 mins
Director: Dane Jacobs
Animation
Spirited away on a thread of a tune, a young girl finds
friendship and hope in a mysterious man on the moon.

FAIRYTALE
Duration: 2:41 mins
Directr: Sinead Lau

Short Film
A girl trapped in her fairy tale world of personal writtings tries to connect.

THE TEACHER
Duration: 5 mins
Director: Annie Ng Chok
Producer: Unitec NZ
Short Film

A young woman takes a trip down memory lane when
she visits her old high school.

DISAVOW
Duration: 1:55 mins
Director: Joe Taele Jnr
Producer: Unitec NZ

Art House
A fusion of contemporary dance and underground environments.

THE WOODS
Duration: 10 mins
Director: Tanu Gago
Producer: Unitec NZ
Short Film

A psychological glimpse into one mans journey with anxiety.


MATARIKI
Duration: 20 mins
Director: Girish Mattada
Short Film

Timothy Rawhiri reflects on world issues and his brother's descent into gang life. Can there be a new beginning?

Metro Theatre

Metro Theatre was used in the 1970s as a picture theatre and is the perfect venue for the first Manukau Film Festival, deep in the heart of Manukau City - South Auckland.

Metro Theatre is located in the historic precinct in Mangere East. In the past it has been used as a 'metropolitan theatre' and the decor reflects the influence of the 1920s and the Charleston era with elaborate lattice ceilings.

Located at 351 Massey Road, Metro Theatre, also known as Mangere East Hall, is adjacent to the Mangere East Library and Massey Homestead. Disable access is available, however there are no disabled toilet facilities.

Photo & Text credit: Naomi Singer

Logo designed by Nicole Lim

One month to submit films!

Established and budding film-makers are encouraged to submit their work for Manukau’s first ever film festival in November.

Film-makers do not need to be Manukau residents, but their film work will need to have a strong connection to Manukau city. The submission categories are Fresh New Talent, Made in Manukau and International.

“We’d like film-makers of any age to submit their films, animation and moving image works. It’s open to a wide range of abilities and genres” says Creative Director, Leilani Kake.

“We’re looking for the whole range, from cutting-edge and experimental works to simple family stories from emerging and established film-makers.

”The inaugural Manukau Film Festival in November is being organised by Otara-based Creative Tangata Productions and is looking for submissions from film-makers keen to get more exposure and show case their talents.

Creative Tangata Productions, working in partnership with Manukau Arts, are well into their planning for the Manukau Film Festival which will be held from 5-8 November 2008. The event will be a great opportunity for new film-makers to participate in a film festival, which will proudly focus on Manukau, its people, stories and its history.

Submissions open on Friday 29 August and the deadline closes on Friday 26 September.

The Manukau Film Festival will be launched in November as part of the Manukau Festival of Arts. Films will be screened at the historic Metro Theatre (Mangere East Hall).

For submission forms and further information please contact Project Manager Brett Stirling, email ManukauFilmFestival@gmail.com or phone 021 2661536.