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 The Dominant Species
 Planet Man
 Delf
 The Irrefutable Truth about Demons
 Perfect Creature

Synopsis

Off his own bat, Ilam art student Glenn Standring got his third-year short into competition at Cannes. The minimal plot — hipster private eye Lenny Minute dryly narrates, before facing his nemesis, a rampaging giant blue “sheila doll” — allows Standring to conjure up a distinctive collage-styled cityscape, mined from a grab-bag of Americana inspirations: 50s sci-fi, jazz,  the hardboiled detectives of Dashiell Hammett, plus Marlene Dietrich. After this early computer-aided short, Standring joined the Gibson Group as an animator, then directed two stylish features.

Credits (8)

 Glenn Standring

Glenn Standring
Writer, Director, Producer, Camera, Editor

 Ken Clarke

Ken Clarke
Actor

 Francis van Hout

Francis van Hout
Actor

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Minute Machine Productions

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 The Irrefutable Truth about Demons

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Glenn Standring's first feature

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Glenn Standrings' second feature

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 The Dominant Species

The Dominant Species

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 Planet Man

Planet Man

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More film noir stylings and dialogue

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 Kiwi Shorts at Cannes

Kiwi Shorts at Cannes

Curated by NZ On Screen Team
Added 13 May 2011

Quotes

No no, I’ve never been to America, but I watch TV. I feel I know it. 

– Digital Tourist (Melissa Miles)

I made Lenny Minute at Ilam and got a B mark. Being a naturally humble soul, I took the lecturer to the University Council, saying the mark was unfair. [...] it was upgraded to a A- or something. Then I sent it away to the Cannes Film Festival myself (you can do that with Cannes, you don't need to go through some big funding body), and it got into competition. That was an education; sums up many things about film. 

– Glenn Standring, in October 2007's Onfilm

Awards

1994 Ann Arbour Film Festival (United States)
Jury Award (Best Narrative Film)

1993 Cannes Film Festival 
Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Short Film)

Festivals include
1993 Sao Paulo (Brazil), Fantasporto (Portugal), Lucerne (Switzerland)