Culture
Pastafarian Productions - Rekindled Spirits | 48Hours
June and Trevor go camping to revive a relationship that is on the rocks.
Nominated for:
L'Affare Ultra48
Dame Gaylene Preston & WIFT Best Female Director
Best Script
Best Animation
Best Score/Song
Won:
Taranaki…
Mitchell's Here - Āta | 48Hours
A simple being ventures to The Great Altar. What they witness cannot be unseen.
Grand National 2nd Runner-up
Nominated for:
Ant TImpson Solo/Duo Award
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Howie Mandel Fan Club: Sharla and the Smiths | 48Hours
As Sharla prepares for college things begin to fall apart in the final season of her family sitcom.
Wellington, Newlands College
Won: Best School Team
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Free Cinematic Luts: Shit Chat | 48 Hours
Taking refuge at a music festival leads to a deep conversation and the unloading of a heavy burden.
Ant Timpson Wildcard
Nominated for: Best Performer
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Dystography Studios: The Last Lord of Scotland | 48Hours
A premature marriage proposal inspires authentic conversations as a photographer tries to capture the magic moment.
Nominated for: Best Script
Won: Christchurch City Runner-up
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Disqualified Tim: Banana Boys | 48Hours
We built and destroyed a full sized B17 bomber specifically and only for this competition. Also known as “Banana Boys”
A war photographer boards a plane armed…
Cyan Sea: Max | 48Hours
As Max begins to find hope again, the terrors of her past drag her back into the dark.
Ant Timpson Wildcard
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Couch Kumara: Pre-Emptive Defence | 48Hours
A student has a dire medical emergency in the midst of a self-defence class.
Nominated for:
L’Affare Ultra 48 Award
Best Cinematography
Won:
Wellington City Runner-up
Best Editing
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Awkward Animations: Unfinished Symphony | 48Hours
A stop motion artist breathes life into old junk to create a delightful symphony.
Nominated for:
Best Director
Ant Timpson Solo/Duo Award
Won:
Auckland City WInner
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Apple Fork: A Matter Of Time | 48Hours
An inventive man gets more than he bargained for when he messes with time-travel.
Won: Grand National Runner-up
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Lemon Lemon: Toasted | 48Hours
An amateur documentary crew enters the home of Steven the superhero, whose claim to fame is that he can make toast with his eyes.
Won: Best Under…
Traces of Nut: Good Girl | 48Hours
Introducing the 48Hours 2021 Grand National Champion… ‘Good Girl’ by Traces of Nut.
In ‘Good Girl’, a professional dog walker becomes immersed in a self-help podcast and…
Young Kiwi-Muslims on how Eid celebrations help build identity
Eid is a celebration known as the “festival of breaking the fast”, marking the end of Ramadan.
Premiere: Mazbou Q’s new music documentary shows a future of Black freedom
Rapper Mazbou Q has released a mini-documentary with a message for the African diaspora.
This filmmaker is documenting the beginnings of Black NZ identity
Filmmaker Aaraf Adam was in New Zealand during the uprising of the Black Lives Matter movement, and noticed an “identity crisis” among Black Kiwis. She was…
A Middle Eastern family talks about how it feels to be displaced | Conversations With My Immigrant…
“I feel like I really wanted to see Syria but now it’s too late."
How it feels to be back at Polyfest
After two years of cancelations, the iconic Polyfest returned last week and came back better than ever.
Over the four-day festival, rangatahi from across Tāmaki Makaurau came…
The Collective: The gig | Ep 8
Plans come crashing down when they realise they haven’t sold enough tickets for the gig. Will the rangatahi lose their trust in the mentors, after a…
The Collective: The downfall | Ep 7
Plans come crashing down when they realise they haven’t sold enough tickets for the gig. Will the rangatahi lose their trust in the mentors, after a…
The Collective: My body is mine | Ep 6
MC Tali takes a trip to the hood to school Trey and Jay in freestyle. With the help of Emma Dilemma, Iris has a breakthrough, while…
The Collective: The hood | Ep 5
Trey and Jay find new ways of rapping about hood life, no longer glorifying street pain? Laughton from Kora has the tools to help Mahima uncover…
The Collective: Our demons | Ep 4
Mataio explores the dark side of the music industry with hip hop duo No Comply. Iris reveals how her traumatic past has stolen her voice. Can…
The Collective: Pockets of gold | Ep 3
Hip hop legend Melodownz shares his top writing tips and things get real when they visit the gig venue. Amelia experiments with her musical identity to…
The Collective: Pressure makes diamonds | Ep 2
Tensions are high as it dawns on them just how much is involved in pulling off the gig. Mahima reveals the true depth of his emotional…
The Collective: The announcement | Ep 1
Marcus Powell from Blindspott grathers Crescendo Trust’s most promising emerging artists and offers them the biggest opportunity of their lives. Will they overcome their demons to…
Two Indonesian sisters talk about finding your place miles away from home | Conversations With My…
“I don’t think I can move back to Indonesia. Home for me is now here,” says Avi.
We tracked down the owners of Chinese Cuisine, one of Mercury Plaza’s most popular eateries
Mercury Plaza! Once the go-to spot where Aucklanders young and old would congregate for some of the best kai in town. Since it’s closure in 2019,…
The Dunedin band asking 'what are we going to do with all this shit?'
Dunedin Doom Pop duo Night Lunch’s new track ‘House Full of Shit’ really connects with the consumerist nightmare we are all living in.
“What are we going…
Surviving personal loss, genocide and standing solo in front of an audience | Disruptors
In the sixth episode of Disruptors, Jean Sergent and Sarita So talk about their solo shows Change Your Own Life and Digging to Cambodia – two…
A Sri Lankan family talks about guilt, obligation, and what freedom really means | Conversations…
“I think there is this misunderstanding that some people have about what staying at home with your parents indicates. I think in Sri Lankan culture it…