Ellen is Leaving

This anti-romantic comedy shows Ellen, who on the eve of her departure for foreign shores, receives a thoughtful goodbye present from her boyfriend. This prompts her to gift him a replacement girlfriend, but her plan is far more successful then...

New Zealand Production

Short 2013 Drama 15.00 minutes

Ellen is Leaving

Ellen is cool. She is recycling stuff before she heads overseas including her boyfriend. She decides to gift him to a new girlfriend, but can she really give him up?

2012: Chicago International

New Zealand International

Show Me Shorts

2013: Clermont-Ferrand International

SXSW

Aspen Shortsfest

BE Film

San Francisco International Film Festival

St Kilda Film Festival

Nantucket Film Festival

Sydney Film Festival

South Side Film Festival

Marin County Festival of short Film & Video

Heart of Gold International

Rhode Island International Film Festival

1 Reel Film Festival

Rome International Film Festival

Calgary International Film Festival

Milwaulkee Film Festival

Vancouver international Film Festival

Vilnius Shorts

Seattle Shorts Film Festival

LA Shorts Fest

Directors

Michelle Savill

Producers

Desray Armstrong

Michelle Savill

Screenplay Writers

Martha Hardy-Ward

Executive Producers

Gaylene Preston

Cast

Tai Berdinner Blades
Ellen

Jack Sergent-Shadbolt
Hamish

Rose Young
Joan

Crew

Andrew Stroud | Director of Photography

Simon Price | Editor

Heather Hayward | Production Design

Tessa Peach | Production Design

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