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 Under the Mountain
 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
 Kitchen Sink
 Montana New Zealand Wearable Art Awards

Synopsis

As a downtown Auckland street performer — Mesmer — makes a special connection with a cafe customer, it transpires that she can move punters in mysterious ways. Her alien perspective is distinctively conveyed: Mesmer's metallic outfit shimmers in silver, blue and gold, and she sounds like a robotic tui as she shifts and whirs and works the crowd. The first film from Morag Brownlie, Mes Mer was invited to international festivals. Among the spellbound locals, watch out for future-NZ’s Next Top Model judge Colin Mathura-Jeffree, next to Bjork (!).

Credits (18)

 Charlotte Corner

Charlotte Corner
Actor

 Michael Saccente

Michael Saccente
Actor

 Morag Brownlie

Morag Brownlie
Director, Writer, Producer

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Produced by

Magnolia Productions

Source

Morag Brownlie

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Related Titles (4)

 Under the Mountain

Under the Mountain

Television, 1981

Strange creatures under Auckland

 Kitchen Sink

Kitchen Sink

Short Film, 1989 (Full Length)

Another short with a very strange main character

 Montana New Zealand Wearable Art Awards

Montana New Zealand Wearable Art Awards

Television, 1998 (Full Length)

Morag Brownlie helped choreograph this

 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

Film, 1988 (Trailer)

First AD Hamish McFarlane starred in this

Quotes

She’s amazing — she could be an alien. 

– Passer-by

Mesmerize (verb) mesmerize somebody: to have such a strong effect on you that you cannot give your attention to anything else. 

– Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Awards

1999 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
Nominated for Best Contribution to a Short Film

Festivals include
Hof (Germany), Hawaii, New Zealand, Bangkok, ShortCuts (United Kingdom), Berlin Interfilm Film Festival, Dance Lumiere (France), Moving Pictures (Canada)