Five new Kiwi shorts that all examine the different ways we connect (and disconnect) with each other. From cross-cultural relationships that develop in a surprising manner, to intimate relationships that have drifted apart, these films are linked by the ties that bind all of us together.
![Hush](/assets/resized/sm/upload/v2/i2/gh/iu/HusH%20KEY-0-800-0-450-crop.jpg?k=7c14af98e5)
![Memory Foam](/assets/resized/sm/upload/6y/nh/sl/kv/Memory%20Foam%20KEY-0-960-0-450-crop.jpg?k=8ab2d45b37)
![Walk a Mile](/assets/resized/sm/upload/8n/vr/6z/9y/Walk%20a%20Mile%20KEY-0-960-0-450-crop.jpg?k=146cc2736b)
Screened as part of NZIFF 2019
Short Connections
Walk a Mile 2019
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A grumpy old man hates living next door to a noisy family. All he wants is peace and quiet. That is until something happens to his neighbours. Judith Cowley’s moving Wellington-made short film shows how reaching out can break down barriers within communities.
Upstream 2019
An immigrant from Portugal develops a close friendship with her Māori neighbour while living in the Manawatu. A Portuguese transplant herself, Adriana Martins da Silva’s film offers a refreshing slant on Kiwi life from a foreign perspective and an elegant, understated portrait of female friendship.
Memory Foam 2019
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A married middle-aged couple are shopping for a new bed, only to discover that their bed is not the only thing they have outgrown. Paloma Schneideman delivers an all too recognisable portrait of a fading relationship.
Hush 2019
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A young woman surprises her brother and friends when she suddenly returns to her small hometown with a secret. Made in collaboration with Toi Whakaari, Armağan Ballantyne’s film is alive to the rhythms of small-town life and the debilitating isolation of a shameful secret.
Biggie & Shrimp 2019
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A teen from a rundown housing estate puts his only true friendship at risk when peer-pressured to prove his masculinity. Harvey Hayes puts toxic masculinity under the lens as one teen struggles with his self-identity.