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A hunter heads home, to add his latest catch to an extensive wall of animal trophies. Then he sets about making some music. But things do not go to plan: with a mouse loose in the building, the chase is on. This third film by Kiwi king of the kooky, director Grant Lahood, received a special technical award at the Cannes Film Festival. It was also judged best short film at the 1993 NZ Film and Television Awards. Filmed at Kahutara Taxidermy museum in the Wairarapa.
It all began with the tale of a snail trying to cross the road, and the story about the woman who jumped in a grave, then didn't want to leave again. After that came the one about the animal rights activists standing on a Norwegian cliffside, ...
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Keir and Cox
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Television, 1972 (Full Length)
More offbeat singing
1993 Cannes Film Festival
Technical Prize - Special Mention (this award, spanning both shorts and feature films, honours "technical achievements in images and sound")
Nominated for the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film
1993 NZ Film and Television Awards
Best Short Film
1993 Sydney Film Festival
Audience Vote: Runner-up for Best Short
Festivals include
1993 Sitges Fantastic Film Festival (Spain), 1993 Vevey International Film Festival (France), 1993 Kobe (Japan), 1993 Egypt, 1993 Hof (Germany), 1993 Sao Paulo (Brazil), 1993 Vancouver, 1994 Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers (Short Films - Greece), 1994 Fantasporto (Portugal), 1994 Dublin International Film Festival, 1994 Philadelphia, 1994 Arcipelago
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
This website has been made with funding from NZ ON AIR ›
Tanya
Posted at 09.43AM - 29.06.2010
Saw this on Maori TV the other night, was really great, had me feeling like a right fool laughing to myself in the middle of the night. Definitely worth watching! Good work!