Current Slate

 
Last updated March 2011.

FILMS IN POST-PRODUCTION
The Devil's Rock (horror)- director Paul Campion, writers Paul Finch, Paul Campion, Brett Ihaka, producer Leanne Saunders
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D-Day, two Kiwi commandos sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.

The Orator (drama in Samoan language) - writer/director Tauti Tusi Tamsese, producer Catherine Fitzgerald
A beautiful tale of ritual, tradition, courage and love.  Saili, a small man with a big heart, must find the strength to speak up for those he loves.

Rest for the Wicked (comedy) - director Simon Pattison, writer Bob Moore, producer Mailie Daughterty
Retired ex-cop Murray is competted to come out of retirement for one last case when he finds his old nemesis Frank is now in the Knightsbridge Gardens Retirement Village.  In order to catch his man, Murray goes undercover, discovering a world of sex, drugs and rocking chairs where life is lived and being old doesn't mean being past it.

The Most Fun You Can Have Dying (drama) - writer/director Kirstin Marcon, producers Alex Cole-Baker, Tim White
Young and charming but with just a few months to live, Michael "borrows" money raised for his treatment and heads overseas, intent on being carefree and irresponsible with no ties or attachments.  All goes to plan until he meets and falls in love with Sylvie, a beautiful and enigmatic young French woman.

The Last Dogs of Winter (documentary) - writer/director/producer Costa Botes
For thousands of years the Canadian Eskimo Dog enabled the Inuit to survive in the Arctic.  Capable of pulling their own weight, the dogs hauled sleds, gave protection from polar bears, subsisted on scanty rations and were able to survive in minus 60 degrees celsius conditions.  Then came petrol powered skidoos, and overnight these remarkable animals became redundant.  Today they are on the brink of extinction, the rarest registered breed in the world.

Two Little Boys (drama) - director Rob Sarkies, writers Duncan Sarkies, Rob Sarkies, producers Vicky Pope, Tim White
An irreverant comedy about Nige, his best mate Deano, and their riotous misadventures as they struggle with their imploding long-term friendship which has been put under pressure by an unfortunate incident involving a hot meat pie, a ginger cat and the untimely death of a Scandinavian soccer star.