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Bob Stenhouse offers an animated ode to the "nation of drunkards" (as New Zealand was tagged in the House of Lords in 1838). Set in 1902, a shepherd tricks a Mackenzie barman out of a bottle of ‘Hokonui Lightning', but too much pioneer spirit sees him haunted by the devil's daughter (or a case of delirium tremens). The Chicago Tribune called the macabre humour and distinctive look "lushly conceived". It won the Grand Prize at the Hamilton International Animation Festival (1986) in Canada, and was nominated for a 1986 Oscar for Best Short Film (Animated).
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Brilliant.
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Television, 1985 (Full Length)
Another film about the ill-effects of an alcohol-fuelled bender
Short Film, 1986 (Extras)
Another classic piece of Kiwi animation featuring a dog
Short Film, 1966 (Full Length)
Produced by Martin Townsend
Television, 2004 (Excerpts)
A doco about the ill effects of alcoholism
1986 Academy Awards
Nominated for: Best Short Film (Animated)
1986 Hamilton International Animation Festival (Canada)
Grand Prize
1986 Asia/Pacific Film Festival
Best Animated Short
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Johyn Dix
Posted at 05.50PM - 11.10.2010
Great stuff. Is that Arthur Baysting narrating the "Painting With Light" segment?