Grant Lahood: snails, lemmings and a Kombi van…

Interview – 2014

Director Grant Lahood is a master of the quirky comedic short film — the creative force behind internationally-successful shorts Snail's Pace, The Singing Trophy, and Lemming Aid. Lahood has also directed feature films Kombi Nation and Chicken, and a number of documentaries including Arc, Anzac Songs, and Intersexion.

In this ScreenTalk, Lahood talks about:

Being frustrated by the slimy cast of Snail's Pace
How The Singing Trophy became a worldwide hit
The 'stupid' premise behind Lemming Aid
Coping with hurricane force winds on the shoot
The challenges of making his first feature, Chicken
Why movie Kombi Nation made him the most popular director in New Zealand
Telling powerful human stories in documentary Intersexion

This video was first uploaded on 10 February 2014, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside

I've spent days researching snails and the way they move, and timing them . . . and collecting up this massive cast of potential snails to be in this film.
– Grant Lahood on the unique casting process for his short film film Snail’s Pace

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