Hotel Hawkestone

From the hotel being a hole in the ground to the arrival of its first guests, the process takes a lightning nine minutes to complete. it is followed by a colourful animated credit sequence which is almost a film in its own right. ...
New Zealand Production
Short 1992 Sci-Fi & Fantasy 14.00 minutes
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An Asian woman books a holiday in a New Zealand hotel but arrives to find that it has not yet been built. She is politely ushered to the site, and before her very eyes, construction begins.
1992 - 'Excellence' Innovation NZ Film Accolades
1993 British Short Film Festival

Directors

Sebastian Doyle
Jonathan Smith

Producers

Sebastian Doyle
Jonathan Smith

Screenplay Writers

Sebastian Doyle
Jonathan Smith

Cast

Christine Crawford
Asian Woman

Crew

Peter Metcalf | Editor
Don McGlashan | Music

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