Two Cars, One Night
Two Cars, One Night
Short Film (Full Length) – 2003 Drama Māori
The Living Room - Series Two, Episode Ten
Taika Waititi discusses Two Cars
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Taika Waititi acts in this film
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Youngsters Romeo, Ed, and Polly wait in two cars after dark while their parents are inside drinking. It’s a situation many Kiwis would recognise: cars in loco parentis outside the bar or rugby club. Soon cross-car rivalry warms to budding friendship. Winning performances, and the tender mix of comedy and romance saw the tale of a Te Kaha pub carpark become an international hit. Two Cars won a boot-full of awards, launched Waititi’s career, and was the second NZ short to gain an Oscar nod (Waititi infamously feigned sleep during the 2005 Academy Awards ceremony).
There are a few moments in childhood that have a lasting impact. Not because they change the course of your life, or because they arrive with any great fanfare, in fact quite the opposite. Those are moments where an unexpected joy is found in the everyday, a moment of beauty in the ordinary.– Waititi's director's statement
Produced by
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Blueskin Films
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Defender Films
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Rights
The New Zealand Film Comission is the licensor for this title.
Acknowledgements
Made in association with the Short Film fund of the NZ Film Commission.