Fog

Name: New Zealand Film Commission
Price range: $

Director’s Notes - Peter Salmon "At its heart Fog is a simple coming of age story capturing the simple moments when a boy becomes a man. Fog follows a teenage boy desperate to separate himself from his...

New Zealand Production

Short 2007 Drama 15.00 minutes

Sixteen year old Ricky lives in a small fishing village with his parents. He dreams of leaving the town but is hindered by his father’s expectations to follow in his footsteps. Ricky meets Telly, an older local girl who encourages him to sneak out of his house and escape into the night. Hidden by the thick fog that has descended over the village they steal Ricky’s fathers fishing boat and head out into the harbour. That night, Ricky loses his virginity. They wake the next morning, the fog has lifted and Ricky can see his father on the shoreline. Ricky is now a young man, but is he ready to face his father?