Show Me Shorts - Food Fights
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As in many cultures, mealtimes bring us together in Aotearoa. They are a time for sharing with our loved ones, but they can also be a source of tension, as these short films demonstrate. A fiery argument can start from something as simple as deciding where to eat out, or whose turn it is to buy cake decorations for the party.
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The films are:
- Fun Factory
Drama, 12 mins, Norway
Dir/Writ: Lisa Brooke Hansen, Even Hafnor
During a Saturday afternoon at a Norwegian play-land, a couple witnesses an argument between two mothers and the manager. The couple wonder if they should intervene, but the situation soon triggers underlying issues of their own.
- Camera Obscura
Drama, 19 mins, France
Dir/Writ: Mary Noelle Dana, Sonia Sieff
A feminist college student working in catering on a high-end fashion shoot is pressured into replacing the unsuitable model. The film captures a slice of this world of false glamour, and her distaste for it.
- Canelones
Drama, 13 mins, Argentina
Dir/Writ/Prod: Nicolas Mayer
Hernan and Chiri are teenagers making prank calls, and competing to see who can remain on the phone the longest. One call will lead them on an inner journey that will construct a bridge between childhood innocence and adulthood.
- Foods For Coping
Drama, 12 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ/Prod: Zoey Zhao
Single mother Hui grapples with the fallout of discovering her 16-year-old daughter Yilin is pregnant. When Yilin refuses to terminate her pregnancy, Hui calls on help from the mother of Yilin’s boyfriend.
- As You Like
Comedy, 11 mins, Israel
Dir/Writ/Prod: Maya Yadlin
A father, mother and their two daughters are at home doing their own thing when Dad makes a fun, spontaneous suggestion: to go to a restaurant together. Rather than bringing the family together, each step toward implementing the plan creates more and more complications and conflicts.
- Hāngī Pants
Comedy, 13 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Jake Mokomoko
A flamboyant display of karanga (Māori welcome) takes place during the tangi (funeral) of a man beloved by many, when a succession of ex-wives show up and seek to out-do each other.
- A Piece of Cake
Drama, 12 mins, United States
Dir/Writ: The Bragg Brothers
When a desperate father discovers his daughter’s favorite cake decoration is illegal, he descends into a confectionery black market. Now he must make the ultimate parenting choice: break a birthday promise or break the law?
Total length: 92 minutes
Rating: M
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