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Sprung

Short Film (Full Length) – 2013

In director Grant Lahood's 2013 Tropfest NZ entry a young boy takes Kiwi ingenuity to the next level by creatively adapting his gumboots to net sporting victory. But it’s a risky move. Sprung marks a return for Lahood to his dialogue free short film beginnings (eg. Cannes award-winner The Singing Trophy, and his debut Snail’s Pace). Like those shorts, Sprung has a devilish sense of humour, and a crisply edited contest of wills. The ode to the courage of the young and the unpredictability of science was scored by veteran film and TV composers Plan 9. 

Sprung by Grant Lahood ended up being one of my personal favorites  It’s well-paced, shot and cut beautifully and is simply funny – in a good way. What is it about? Let’s say that Sprung is about how physics ruins our hopes and dreams. I can’t really say much more than that – you just need to watch it for yourselves. It’s a bite-size mini doughnut filled with deliciousness …
– talkingaboutfilmblog.com

Key Cast & Crew

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Grant Lahood

Director, Writer, Editor

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Fraser Brown

Producer

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Jackson Treadray

As: The Guy

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Max Randall

As: Other guy

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Daniel Bonner

As: Other guy

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Steve Roche

Composer

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Produced by

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Granite Pictures

Source

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Tropfest