Lemming Aid

Six over-zealous Kiwi animal rights activists have travelled to Norway on a misguided mission: to stop a crazed horde of lemmings from leaping into oblivion. Armed only with good intentions and soft, puffy pillows, they form a human wall...
New Zealand Production
Short 1994 Comedy 12.00 minutes
Film Main Image 660
A Cannes prize-winning film. Human nature collides with Mother Nature! In a bizarre stand-off above a Norwegian clifftop, New Zealand ecological campaigners try to stop lemmings from throwing themselves over a cliff. They encounter a Scandinavian adventurer - with unexpected results.
1994 - Jury Prize Cannes
Times London BFI International Film Festival
Hof International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival

Directors

Grant Lahood

Producers

John Keir

Screenplay Writers

Grant Lahood

Cast

Mick Rose
Malcolm
Fiona Samuel
Raewyn

Crew

Simon Reira | Director of Photography
John Girdlestone | Art Director

Production Company

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