Night Shift

Salote, an airport cleaner starts another long night shift. She keeps her head down, does her job and gleans her survival from what others leave behind. No one would usually spare her a second glance.

New Zealand Production

Short 2012 Drama 15.00 minutes

Night Shift Still 2

Amidst the arrivals and departures, an airport cleaner faces the longest journey.

2012: Cannes Short Film Competition

Sydney Film Festival

Melbourne International Film Festival

New York Film Festival

Vladivostok International Film Festival

Valladolid International Film Festival

Show Me Shorts Film Festival

New Zealand International Film Festival

2013: Aspen Shortsfest

RiverRun International Film Festival

FIFO

Flickerfest

Sundance

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Cinequest

Hong Kong International Film Festival

SouthSide Film Festival

Palm Springs

Heart of Gold International Film Festival

Rome International Film Festival

Hawaii International Film Festival

Directors

Zia Mandviwalla

Producers

Matt Noonan

Chelsea Winstanley

Screenplay Writers

Zia Mandviwalla

Executive Producers

Maile Daugherty

Michael Bennett

Cast

Anapela Polataivao
Saote

Leon Dobrinski
Yury

Bree Peters
Supervisor

Crew

Ari Wegner | Director of Photography

Dave Coulson | Editor

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