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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