A non-stop sreening of all the films in the festival!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Manukau Film Festival Medley
A non-stop sreening of all the films in the festival!
NZ & International
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.
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.
Duration: 14 mins
Director: Tearepa Kahi
Producer: Auinton Hita, Tearapa Kahi & Savage
Fat Cap Films
To speak is to be heard, you need more than words.
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.
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.
Duration: 3:25 mins
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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.
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
Fresh New Talent
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.
A girl trapped in her fairy tale world of personal writtings tries to connect.
she visits her old high school.
A fusion of contemporary dance and underground environments.
MATARIKI
Duration: 20 mins
Director: Girish Mattada
Short Film
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Metro Theatre
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