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Synopsis

Matthew Sunderland (Out of the Blue) plays the sole survivor of an unexplained cataclysmic event. Roaming bloody and dazed amongst a polar landscape — pocked with beached container ships — he experiences a moment of sky-splitting Ballardian beauty. A rare sci-fi Kiwi short film, Vostok Station was directed by Dylan Pharazyn, and filmed on Mt Ruapehu, with convincingly-rendered effects added in post-production. The film was selected for Sundance (where it was nominated for a ‘New Frontier’ award), Valladolid (Spain) and onedotzero (London) film festivals.

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 Dylan Pharazyn
 Matthew Collins

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 Rich w

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Well done!

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Quotes

I guess the plan was to try and break the mold a bit with the traditional short film format. I liked the idea of making an art film that utilised a heavy post component. A combination not that common in short films. 

Awards

Festivals include:
2010 Sundance, 2010 Valladolid, 2009 Uppsala (Sweden), 2009 onedotzero (London), 2009 Interfilm (Berlin)