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?