Admit One

This comical, racey and very short film doesn't leave much to the imagination. Written and directed by Christchurch filmmaker Patrick Gillies, the short was inspired by actual events glimpsed in the Paris Metro. As Press reviewer Hans Petrovic put it, they bring "new meaning to the intimacy of cinema". Gillies' second short was nominated for Best Short Film at the Montréal World Film Festival. Although Admit One has no dialogue, the cinemagoers discomfort is evident as he suffers through a different show to the one he originally desired. Musician Isaac Aesili features as one of those causing the discomfort.

Young Christchurch short filmmaker Patrick Gillies deftly uses four minutes to present a delightful incident of bawdy humour in Admit One, which brings new meaning to the term, “the intimacy of cinema”.

– Reviewer Hans Petrovic in Christchurch newspaper The Press

Key Cast & Crew

David Sheard

As: Cinemagoer

Isaac Aesili

As: Young lover

John Chrisstoffels

Cinematographer

Erica Viedma

As: Young lover

Patrick Gillies

Director, Writer, Producer

David Gillies

As: Cinema Usher