Inorganic

Name: New Zealand Film Commission
Price range: $

Once a year New Zealand local councils give householders the opportunity to get rid of all their rubbish that won’t fit in the bin. The infamous ‘inorganic rubbish collection’ results in piles of household appliances,...

New Zealand Production

Short 2013 Comedy 9.47 minutes

When Sam’s father dies on inorganic garbage collection day, Sam considers it an opportune time to clear out all the old stuff from his father’s house. The old stuff also includes dear old Dad. The only problem is that Dad is organic and the rubbish collector’s refusal to take him reveals the values of this near future consumerist-gone-mad society. When the garbage collectors discover there is money to be made in used body parts they decide to make an exception. In that moment Sam realises there is a more traditional and lucrative way to dispose of the body. He plants an “Inorganic Vegetable Garden” which becomes a unique selling point for the estate.