Dead Letters

New Zealand Production
Short 2006 Drama 13.20 minutes
Dead Letters Keyimage
On the ‘home front’ in 1943, Ngarie and Gerald sort air graph letterforms destined for New Zealand soldiers abroad. A tiny act of heroism brings together this unlikely pair in an unconventional love story that cleverly blends fact with fiction.
2006 - New Zealand Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival, Italian Film Festival

Directors

Paolo Rotondo

Producers

Gemma Gracewood
Fraser Brown

Screenplay Writers

Paolo Rotondo

Executive Producers

Catherine Fitzgerald

Cast

Yvette Reid
Ngaire
Gareth Reeves
Gerald

Crew

James Cowley | Director of Photography
Grant Major | Production Designer
Margot Francis | Editor

Production Company

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