Millie Lies Low

Anxiety-ridden Millie is on her way from Wellington to New York for an internship at a prestigious architecture firm when a moment of panic causes her to miss her flight. She doesn’t have the money for another ticket, and a deep sense of...

New Zealand Production

Feature 2021 Drama, Comedy 100.00 minutes

Millie

After missing her flight to a prestigious internship, an anxiety-ridden architecture grad fakes being in New York while lying low in her home town scrounging for another ticket.

2021: Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival

2022: Berlinale

SXSW Film Festival – Narrative Spotlight

Cleveland International Film Festival – In Competition Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman

International Narrative Competition

Sydney Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival

Māoriland Film Festival

Melbourne International Film Festival

Hawai’i International Film Festival

San Diego Asian Film Festival

2023: Antipodes Film Festival Saint-Tropez

Down Under Berlin Film Festival – Opening Night Film

Directors

Michelle Savill

Producers

Desray Armstrong

Angela Littlejohn

Screenplay Writers

Michelle Savill

Eli Kent

Executive Producers

Kelly Rogers

Kevin Gordon

Cast

Ana Scotney
Millie

Rachel House
Marlene

Chris Alosio
Henry

Jillian Nguyen
Carolyn

Sam Cotton
Scott

Crew

Andrew Stroud | DOP

Dan Kircher | Editor

Heather Hayward | Production Designer

James Hayday | Sound Designer

Gabrielle Stevenson | Costume Designer

Sara Beale | Costume Designer

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