My First Brush With the Law

It's 1970 and the dragnet of New Zealand suburbia is closing in on nine-year-old Jonny. Police, parents and a stool pigeon - they all want him for questioning. Jonathan Ogilvie is an award-winning filmmaker. His short...
New Zealand Production
Short 1996 Comedy 4.00 minutes
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A nine-year-old boy is caught in a dragnet of squares. Two cops - a stool -pigeon - and Mum and Dad.
1996 - Montreal International Film Festival

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Jonathan Ogilvie

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Jonathan Ogilvie

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Jonathan Ogilvie

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Jonathan Ogilvie | DOP

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