Written and directed by DEGANZ member Andrew Blackman, Terminal Lake is a film about survival in these uncertain times. To help bring it to life, the team have launched a Boosted campaign.
Starring Jordan Mooney (The Panthers, Westside), Terminal Lake is a metaphor for the chaos in the world right now. It follows a nameless man desperately searching a desert for water to ask a burning question: is there hope on our horizon? Andrew feels very strongly about the themes in the movie, “It is a self-reflexive exploration of our collective anxieties, hopes and dreams, with sparks of loose freeform psychedelia and a sense of black comedy”.
The film will shoot in beautiful, yet hostile, Te Onetapu and the funds raised will cover the cost of production, including paying the crew fairly, travel, food and accommodation, and keeping everyone safe on location in the desert.
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Four DEGANZ members and their projects have been accepted into Story Camp Aotearoa 2022, run by Script to Screen. Nine projects all together were selected from 60 applications.
Story Camp is crafted to meet the development needs of each writer and project. Over a week in November, participating writers and their collaborators workshop their feature film projects with exceptional local and international advisors.
Kyan Krumdieck’s project, Comrade Andrei, has been selected alongside Katie Wolfe’sThe Blue Whale, which is based on the novel The Virgin and the Whale by Carl Nixon.
Kim Webby will attend Story Camp with Manifesto For Murder, as well as Cian Elyse White (Incubator 2021) with Te Puhi (The Princess).
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Congratulations are in order for the winners of the DEGANZ Best Director and DEGANZ Best Editor awards at the 2022 Show Me Shorts Film Festival. Best Director went to Brendan Canty for Atali’i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent), while Richard Shaw took home the prize for Best Editor for his work on Breathe.
Stephen Kang’s Breathe follows a gifted twelve-year-old who develops an unorthodox healing method that propels her into conflict with her overbearing father.
The judges commented that “whilst cinematography, sound design and the compelling talent of the young lead actor all stand out, the key to this film’s achievement is its editing: it solidifies the film’s initial unease as an ever-growing force that triggers all the intended reactions in the audience.
“However, even more importantly so, it does not overshadow the film’s underlying main story line, the father and daughter relationship, and the negotiation thereof – it treads the very fine line that unites them both.”
Brendan Canty’s poetic dance film, Atali’i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent) follows a young man as he recalls his youth and upbringing when his neighborhood is under threat from gentrification. Lead actor Villa Junior Lemanu also won the Toi Whakaari Best Actor award, and accepted the award on the director’s behalf as he was overseas.
The judges wrote that “Atali’i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent) is directed, with a strong visual sense of surroundings and connection. This abstract narration of a young man’s changing life and community presents an original solo storytelling journey.
“Brendan Canty’s choice of location, choreography and trust in his actor takes the complexities of this young man’s sense of what has been and allows us into those memories using movement and solid character development. Through his direction we can engage in the internal mindset of a young Pacific Man and his emotional response to his changing life.”
Since 2009, the Guild has proudly sponsored both of these awards at Show Me Shorts, an Academy Awards-accredited festival.
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From production company Eight, the powerful documentary film Beyond Conversion is available to watch on TVNZ+.
Produced by DEGANZ member Leanne Pooley and directed by Loren Prendiville, Beyond Conversion is an intimate look at the fight to ban conversion practices in Aotearoa.
The story is told through the voices of Kiwi survivors, who have laid themselves bare to shed light on the impacts of conversion practices. The film explores the complexities of this divisive issue, along with the spectrum of voices and opinions that came to light during the political process.
The documentary was produced via Eight’s The Story Department, which was launched in 2020 with an aim to tell stories about strong females, underrepresented voices, superhuman fighters and incredible achievers.
Beyond Conversion explores religious freedom, personal identity and the meaning of choice. Watch the trailer here.
The documentary feature Ms. Information is running an all-or-nothing fundraising campaign on Boosted right now. Director Gwen Isaac and producing team Phillida Perry and Alex Reed would love your help to get this nearly finished film, Ms. Information, out into the world. The campaign finishes midday November 8, 2022.
In March 2020 Gwen found herself in the house of non-conforming microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles. Seeing a pandemic about to hit her adopted country, Siouxsie stepped into the public eye and spoke out to keep New Zealanders science-informed.
Ms. Information is the resulting documentary feature! The team followed Siouxsie’s story over two unrelenting years of public service. The film reveals a small nation under pressure, confronting a new type of leadership that excites, incites and polarizes.
Ms. Information traverses motherhood, misogyny, misinformation and identity through the lens of a pink-haired microbiologist who “just wants to give people information”.
The film is nearly finished so they are crowd-funding to get through the most expensive part, post-production. The team hopes you can find it in your heart – and pocket – to support Ms. Information – a story about all of us in turbulent times. Your money will make all the difference.
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