Datsun

Matt is your typical angst ridden fourteen-year-old boy. It’s just his Mum, Jo, and little brother Artie in the house after their Dad died, so Matt is often called the man of the house. Matt sets off when he...

New Zealand Production

Short 2021 Drama 15.00 minutes

G5 A1953 grd v2

Fourteen-year-old Matt takes his dad’s yellow Datsun for one last wild joyride with his best buddy and kid brother in tow.

Guanajuato International Film Festival

Winner - Best International Short Film Fiction Award

Adriatic Film Festival

Motovun Film Festival

Show Me Shorts Film Festival

Winner Department of Post Best NZ Film

Best Cinematographer (Marty Williams)

2021: Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival

2022: Berlin International Film Festival – Generation Kplus

SXSW Film Festival – Narrative Shorts Competition

Mo&Friese Junges Kurzfilm Festival

International Film Festival Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Slovenia

Figari Film Fest

ShorTS - International Film Festival Italy

Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival

DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival

ANONIMUL - International Independent Film Festival Romania

São Paulo International Short Film Festival

Kinemastik International Short Film Festival Malta

HollyShorts Film Festival

Concorto Film Festival

Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt

Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival

2023: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

Directors

Mark Albiston

Producers

Sharlene George

Gal Greenspan

Andy Mauger

Screenplay Writers

Mark Albiston

J. Patrick McElroy

Crew

Marty Williams | DOP

Luke Haigh | Editor

Mark Albiston | Editor

Joseph Leary | Production Design

Arli Liberman | Music

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