Daniel

Joan lives in an isolated convent in rural New Zealand where she finds comfort in the simplicity of routine and the promise of redemption. However - on the eve of her consecration - Joan’s world is challenged when one of the girls is...

New Zealand Production

Short 2019 Drama 19.00 minutes

Daniel

A young novice at an isolated convent is confronted with the sudden desire to explore her sexual self in the wake of meeting a blue-tongued lizard. Daniel is a religious erotic drama set in rural New Zealand.

2020 New Zealand International Film Festival

New Zealand's Best Emerging Talent Award

Sapporo International Short Film Festival

Best Cinematography Award

2019: Melbourne International Film Festival

2020: Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival

Heartland Indy Shorts Film Festival

Odense International Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival

Sao Paolo International Short Film Festival

Tirana International Film Festival

Show Me Shorts Film Festival

Directors

Claire van Beek

Producers

Alix Whittaker

Screenplay Writers

Claire van Beek

Cast

Edith Poor
Joan

Matt Whelan
Carpenter

Elizabeth Hawthorne
Mother

Nancy Brunning
Sister

Ella Edward
Horsey

Jess Quilter
Unconscious Girl

Caitlin Leathley
Measuring Girl

Amelia Reynolds
Recording Girls

Ella Hope-Higginson
Chopping Girl

Crew

Simon Baumfield | DOP

John Gilbert | Editor

Conan Mornard-Stott | Editor

Kate Logan | Production Designer

Sarah Gallagher | Co-Producer

Annamaria Peltokangas | Co-Producer

Rosie Remmerswaal | Costume Designer

Indira Force | Original Score

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