Award Winners 

FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER @ 6.00PM 

R13 - Sex scenes, sexual references, offensive language, violence & content that may disturb.

This session acknowledges and celebrates our best and brightest filmmaking talent. The awards will be announced on Sunday 8 October but this year, for the first time, you can book tickets to a session which just includes all the prize-winning short films.

The films screening will be the winners of these award categories: 

1. Department of Post Best NZ Film Award
2. Cause & FX Best International Film Award
3. NZ On Air Best Music Video Award
4. DEGANZ Best Director Award
5. DEGANZ Best Editor Award
6. Toi Whakaari Best Actor Award
7. Best Cinematographer Award
8. Best Screenplay Award

Show Me Shorts is an Oscar-qualifying film festival, meaning the winners of the coveted Department of Post Best NZ Film and Cause & FX Best International Film awards will become qualified for entry to the Academy Awards®!

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WELLINGTON FILMMAKER TALK 

Tuesday 17 October @ 6.00pm 

PG - Violence.

Learn more about making short films in this moderated discussion with three top short filmmakers. Hear candid stories from their experiences. Watch their short films as part of the event. Have the opportunity to ask questions and meet others interested in filmmaking.

Speakers & films screenings:

Jaimee Poipoi, director of Star Sailors

Celia Jaspers, director of The Polycees

Mark Papalii, director of Mako

Moderator: Jack Nicol - Show Me Shorts Film Festival

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CRIME SPREE 

Friday 13 Oct - 8:15pm  |  Wednesday 18 Oct - 4:00pm 

M - Violence, offensive language, nudity, suicide & content that may disturb.

Keep the getaway car running. We’re heading out to uncover the mysteries and personalities behind a series of crime capers. This collection of short films will have you gripping your seat and reaching for more popcorn. Take a wild ride with us through bank robberies, bicycle thieves, a haunting and a kidnapping gone awry. 

Quello Che è Mio (What is Mine) - Heist, 19 mins, Italy 
Spook - Drama, 18 mins, Norway 
Day Job - Soft Plastics - Music Video, 4 mins, New Zealand 
The Ballad of Maddog Quinn - Western, 15 mins, New Zealand 
Stag Hunt - Thriller, 7 mins, New Zealand 
Same Old - Drama, 15 mins, Canada 
Ultraveloci - Action, 19 mins, Italy 

INDONESIAN FOCUS

Monday 16 Oct - 6:00pm 

R13 - Sex scenes, sexual references & offensive language.

Indonesia’s cinema reflects Indonesia itself: a rich melting pot of cultures, languages and world views. The films in this collection employ a language of visual poetry that transcends the distances between us. What a treat to dive into these cleverly crafted worlds. Meet a colourful carnival couple, uncover dancing piles of marine trash, learn a little history, and take a cooking class. Kiwis will find the stories charming, inspiring and thought provoking.

Jamal - Drama, 15 mins, Indonesia
Puisi Biru (Blue Poetry) - Drama, 18 mins, Indonesia
Acung Memilih Bersuara (Acung Decides to Speak Up) - Documentary, 11 mins, Indonesia
Ride to Nowhere - Drama, 15 mins, Indonesia
Dancing Colours - Dance, 15 mins, Indonesia
Nusa Antara (The Archipelago) - Animation, 7 mins, Indonesia
Basri & Samla Dalam Komedi Yang Terus Berputar (Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy) - Comedy, 15 mins, Indonesia

LOVE UNCONDITIONAL

Friday 13 Oct - 4:00pm  |  Sunday 15 Oct - 2:15pm

R18 - Sex scenes, offensive language & nudity.

Familial love and affection cuts to the core of who we are. The bonds the characters in these stories share run deep, despite some testing times. Come away from these shorts with some no-nonsense life advice, and a renewed sense of affection for your parents.

Faire un Enfant (Making Babies) - Drama, 19 mins, Canada
Good Luck - Satire, 8 mins, New Zealand
Blue - Coming of age, 10 mins, United Kingdom
NAI / Milk - Drama, 13 mins, New Zealand
Tu Niño (Your Kid) - Dance, 15 mins, United States
推拿 (Tuī Ná) - Coming of age, 15 mins, Australia
Familial - Daithi - Music Video, 5 mins, New Zealand

THE SAMPLER

Sunday 15 Oct - 6:30pm  |  Wednesday 18 Oct - 6:15pm

M - Offensive language, sexual references & suicide references.

Enjoy some of the top short films from this year’s Show Me Shorts Film Festival. The collection is designed to entertain, delight and show off rising talent in the filmmaking scene from Aotearoa and abroad. The films include 7 Minutes directed by Ricky Gervais with his trademark awkwardness. Three homegrown shorts from rising stars of the local filmmaking scene also make their world premieres: Just Kidding, I Actually Love You directed by Anna Rose Duckworth, Stella directed by Alison Titulaer, and Ministry of Jingle by Maddie Dai. Enjoy uncovering the full box of cinematic delights. 

Muscat - Drama, 16 mins, Canada 
7 Minutes - Drama, 10 mins, United Kingdom 
Stella - Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand 
Las Visitantes - Comedy, 15 mins, Spain 
Just Kidding, I Actually Love You - Comedy, 11 mins, New Zealand 
Ministry of Jingle - Comedy, 13 mins, New Zealand 
The Life of Lester Wink - Comedy, 17 mins, United States 

TABOOS AND TEMPTATION

Saturday 14 Oct - 6:00pm 

M - Offensive language, sexual references, nudity & content that may disturb.

Get comfortable with the uncomfortable truths revealed in this enticing collection of short films. Absurd comedy heats up a kitchen, telling secrets emerge in a seemingly perfect family, and small moments of joy emerge from a place of fear and uncertainty. These stories are certain to make for lively post-viewing conversations.

Our Males and Females - Drama, 11 mins, Jordan 
Yellow - Drama, 13 mins, United Kingdom 
Such a Lovely Day - Drama, 17 mins, United Kingdom 
Sibling - Drama, 18 mins, Belgium 
Horologist - Horror, 6 mins, Malaysia 
Offline - Comedy, 16 mins, Norway 
Sweet Juices - Comedy, 15 mins, Australia

WHĀNAU FRIENDLY

Saturday 14 Oct - 11:00am  |  Monday 16 Oct 4:15pm 

PG

Fast becoming one of the most popular sessions at Show Me Shorts, this annual collection of short films is for children and their families to enjoy together. Let us ignite a love of cinema in your tamariki. Join the Prime Minister’s daughter at parliament buildings. Discover a floating world in danger. Meet an eccentric boy with a love of crows, a space dog and a spider. Learn together to shoot for the moon! 

Swing to the Moon - Animation, 7 mins, France 
Corvine - Animation, 10 mins, Canada 
Fraiha - Animation, 6 mins, Qatar  
Malapan - Animation, 13 mins, New Zealand 
Harvey - Animation, 9 mins, Canada 
The Polycees - Fantasy, 9 mins, New Zealand 
Apocalypse Dog - Animation, 7 mins, France 
你的快递是这么丢的 (The Lost Courier) - Animation, 3 mins, China

WHEN THE SPIRIT TAKES FLIGHT 

Sunday 15 Oct - 4:15pm 

M - Violence & offensive language.

Beyond this world is another. That is the place the characters in these short films are reaching for. A nature photographer seeking transcendent beauty, an autistic boy proving himself on the rugby field, a persecuted man who becomes his own superhero, an old man who finds an unlikely angel. They all have questions and losses to reconcile. Join them as they search for the answers that will inspire them to improve their lives and our own. 

Pássaro Memória (A Bird Called Memory) - Drama, 15 mins, Brazil 
Proof - Drama, 13 mins, New Zealand  
Eat Flowers - Documentary, 15 mins, United States 
Pylon - Thriller, 11 mins, United Kingdom 
Aikāne - Animation, 14 mins, United States 
When You Went Away - The Transits - Music Video, 5 mins, New Zealand 
Mako - Coming of age, 16 mins, New Zealand 
American Sikh - Animation, 10 mins, United States

WOMEN ROCK THE WORLD

Saturday 14 Oct - 8:15pm  |  Tuesday 17 Oct - 4:15pm 

M - Violence, drug use, offensive language, sex scenes, nudity, sexual content & content that may disturb.

Who runs the world? Step into stories of queens, dreamers and vengeful angels. Wherever these women are stifled they will find a way to realise their goals; be it in the sphere of career, the perfect holiday, manifesting romance from the sky or just finding a place to pee. Underestimate them at your peril.

Kingmaker - Tami Neilson - Music video, 3 mins, New Zealand 
The Miracle - Animation, 15 mins, Belgium 
House of Whoreship - Drama, 16 mins, Australia 
My Eyes Are Up Here - Romance, 14 mins, United Kingdom 
Martingale - Comedy, 16 mins, France  
F**k Me, Richard - Drama, 15 mins, Australia 
Pissen aufs Patriarchat (Piss on Patriarchy) - Revenge fantasy, 10 mins, Germany