Closer

Name: New Zealand Film Commission
Price range: $

DIRECTOR’S NOTES - David Rittey “The inspiration for Closer grew from my own experiences while working as a disability support worker after finishing film school . During this time I worked with people who had a...

New Zealand Production

Short 2004 Drama 15.00 minutes

Nathan is fifteen years old and deaf. Haunted by the recent drowning of his older sister and unable to express his own emotions, he feels isolated and alone in the rural town where he lives. So much hidden, his father continues to conceal his grief from both himself and others. Desperate to feel the sense of connection that he once felt with his sister, Nathan is drawn to seventeen year old Liz. Liz seems to offer an escape from his loneliness. However, as Nathan grapples to fit in, his unspoken emotions begin tosurface.