Inner-city Prague is the location for Armagan Ballantyne’s lyrical new short film. It tells the story of a young man whose life is waylaid by a brief romantic encounter.
Shorts and Feature Films
Short Films -
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A Fine Weekend - 1998
Director:
Armagan Ballantyne
Festival/Awards:
1998 - New Zealand International Film Festival
Fly - 2003
Director:
Shona McCullough
A father struggles between his instinct to protect, the desire to see his creation take flight, and the need to set his deaf boy free.
Festival/Awards:
Including
2003 - Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, New Zealand International Film Festival. 2004 - Dance on Camera. 2005 - Hawaii International Film Festival
Whistle She Rolls - 1996
Director:
Armagan Ballantyne
A lyrical and musical tale of love at the crossroads.
Festival/Awards:
1996 Official Selection Venice Film Festival - Italy, 1996 Second Prize - Madrid Experimental Film Festival - Spain, 1996 British Short Film Festival - UK, 1996 Mill Valley International Film Festival - USA, 1997 Goteborg International Film Festival - Sweden
Hurtle - 1998
Director:
Shona McCullough
A day in the life of two extraordinary sisters of the cloth. Compelled by a literally uncontrollable urge, the sisters seek higher spiritual truth and sweet relief from mortal discomfort.
Festival/Awards:
including 1998 - New Zealand International Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, Hawaii Film Festival. 1999 - Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival.
The Crane - 2012
Director:
Carolyn Beaver
A story about a random act of kindness when a young woman reconnects with her grandfather, through a familiar memory – the crane
Awaiting festival release
Feature Films -
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Rain of the Children - 2008
Director:
Vincent Ward
A woman walks between the worlds of the living and the dead in search of her lost children.
Vincent Ward weaves drama with documentary to unravel the extraordinary story of Puhi, the Tuhoe woman he filmed in 1978 for his early film In Spring One Plants Alone. He attempts to unravel the mystery that has haunted him for 30 years: Who was Puhi?
Festival/Awards:
Grand Prix Era New Horizons; Finalist Asia Pacific Screen Awards; Rotterdam; Bangkok; Chicago; Sydney; Shanghai