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Perfect Storm
Short Film (Full Length) – 2021
Perfect Storm is a poetic short film that captures the sense of isolation born from the Covid-19 lockdowns. Filmed on a strikingly empty beach on Auckland’s west coast, it stars multi-disciplinary artist Pita Turei and the young Te Hookioi Graham-Reid. With no rigid narrative or dialogue (aside from a real government announcement), director Morag Brownlie creates an atmospheric piece that explores Turei's solitude, helped by Sean Donnelly's (SJD) moody score and vocals from the New Zealand Opera. Perfect Storm screened as part of the 2022 New Zealand International Film Festival and enjoyed success at international festivals.
A landscape lullaby, evokes union between people, land, sea, and sky.– New Zealand International Film Festival curator Craig Fasi on the film, NZIFF website
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
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Kiss The Ground
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Luminous Films
Source
Morag Brownlie
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from Creative New Zealand
Music
Music performed by Sean Donnelley (SJD) and the New Zealand Opera
Waiata 'Tīhore Mai' composed by Hirini Melbourne
Categories
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