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Set in a small New Zealand town, Closer is the story of a deaf teenage boy trying to come to terms with the death of his older sister. An emotionally locked-down father who has limited knowledge of sign language compounds his struggle. Written and directed by David Rittey (We The Living), and co-written by poet Therese Lloyd, Closer is a moving portrayal of the power and complexity of silence. Closer won Best Short Film and Best Performance at the 2005 NZ Screen Awards and was selected in competition at Cannes in 2004.
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Television, 1989 (Full Length Episode)
Kidult thriller starring a young deaf girl
2004 Cannes Film Festival
In Competition: Nominated for Palme d'Or for Best Short Film
2005 NZ Screen Awards
Best Short Film
Best Performance (Michael Lawrence)
Festivals include
2004 NZ Film Festival, 2004 Melbourne International Film Festival, 2004 Sao Paulo Film Festival ( Brazil), 2004 Palm Springs Film Festival (United States)
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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Mr. Potts
Posted at 11.03PM - 12.01.2012
That was a little to slow for me :/ there were so many places the story could have gone but it didn't seem to go anywhere. I thought that maybe his sisters death could have been the deaf kids fault because he couldn't hear her drowning, that would have made the story line much much better.