FOCUS: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND • In a remote Maori community on the weather-beaten north coast of New Zealand, 10-year-old twins Kimi and Melody form an inseparable duo. They help with the family chicken business and keep tabs on the comings and goings of their neighbors. When a tragic accident befalls one of the twins, involving a well-meaning young man who's just moved to the area, a number of tenuous connections strain to the limit. Kimi escapes from sadness and guilt into the solace of his imagination, veering ever further out of control. His search for a place in the world—a child's perspective poignantly captured here—mirrors that of the restless teenagers frustrated by lack of opportunity and dreaming of the big city. This gritty, engrossing saga marks the stirring feature debut of two up-and-coming New Zealand women and important new talents: award-winning playwright-turned-screenwriter Briar Grace-Smith and acclaimed short-film director Armagan Ballantyne. —Michael Fox
Running time: 86 Country: New Zealand Category: World Cinema Directed by: Armagan Ballantyne Producer: Fiona Copland Screenwriter: Briar Grace-Smith Cinematographer: Bogumil Godfrejow Editor: Elizabeth King Cast: Hato Paparoa, Melanie Mayall-Nahi, Nancy Brunning, Jim Moriarty
Ticket Code: STRE18S
Print Source: New Zealand Film Commission L3, 119 Ghunzee Street Wellington, 6011 New Zealand
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Screening:
Sun. Oct 18th, 2009 @ 5:45 PM - Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley CA
This film has gone to RUSH. If seats become available, they will be sold to patrons in the RUSH line on a first come, first served basis. Cash only, no discounts.
