Run Rabbit

Fifteen year old refugee Tarek, and his older brother Nizar, have been re-settled in the sleepy provincial town of Alexandra, New Zealand. But settling Tarek’s emotional geography is a much harder task, and he cannot reconcile this well-...
New Zealand Production
Short 2018 Drama 19.00 minutes
Run Rabbit Tarek
Having lost almost everything he has known, a young refugee must pave a future in a provincial New Zealand town.

Directors

Robyn Paterson

Producers

Paula Boock

Screenplay Writers

Robyn Paterson

Executive Producers

Brett Mills

Cast

Saman Tehrani
Tarek
Ram Al Laham
Nizar
Erina Daniels
Nia
Peter Tait
Ross
Eilish Moran
Elaine
Jared Culling
Pete

Crew

Alun Bollinger | DOP
Gretchen Peterson | Editor
Heather Vincent | Production Designer
Kirsty Cameron | Costume Designer
Chris Pickard | Costume Designer
Nich Cunningham | Sound
Peter Hobbs | Composer

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