Day One Shorts - Show Me Shorts Film Festival

Show Me Shorts is proud to present this collection of new short films, commissioned and supported by Day One Hāpai te Haeata. The shorts are made by talented young filmmakers who are interested in exploring stories about building resilience, ancestral memory, connection to others and finding their place in the world. They are boldly taking story risks, pushing the envelope, and looking to the future.

Run Time: 106 min

Rating: M - Offensive language, sexual references, horror & mental health themes.

Proudly in partnership with: Day One Hāpai te Haeata

He Kōrihi - Birdsong
Poetic, 12m, NZ
When his father passes away, a successful music producer lost in city life is forced to confront the distance he has placed between himself, his whakapapa and the people who raised him.
Dir/Writ: Jordi Webber
Prod: Briar Rose, Rob Kipa-Williams

Kuia: For Those Who Come After
Documentary, 12m, NZ
Filmmaker Kelsey Chapman begins recording her kuia’s memories. But as she stands on the whenua of her iwi and experiences the spiritual presence of her ancestors, the story shifts.
Dir: Kelsey Shanae Chapman
Writ/Prod: Te Wakahuia Bernard

Tāpū
Comedy, 12m, NZ
Meeting his Tahitian girlfriend’s family for the first time, David is confronted by a tradition that tests his sense of belonging.
Dir/Writ: Grace Chan
Dir/Prod: Mahana Carlyrose Dexter

My Journey with FASD
Animation, 11m, NZ
An animated documentary about a teenager living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Dir/Writ: Isaac Giles
Prod: Grace Stapleton

Silver Lining
Documentary, 15m, NZ
Approaching 25 years with a chronic illness, Harriett Maire explores how it feels to live with type 1 diabetes.
Dir/Writ/Prod: Harriett Maire
Writ: Isabella McDermott
Prod: Leah Burson

Mutually Assured Destruction
Drama, 14m, NZ
A casual drink between four exes quickly sours into queer chaos when a long-buried secret surfaces, putting whatever hope they have of friendship on the line.
Dir/Writ: Connor Amor-Bendall
Prod: Meg Robinson

Baby Tooth
Horror, 12m, NZ
On the day of her best friend’s wedding, May battles a grotesque dental crisis that threatens her closest friendship and forces her to confront her deepest insecurities.
Dir/Writ: Raphaella Holder-Monk
Prod: Ashleigh Waters, Chantelle Watts

Men of Light
Thriller, 14m, NZ
When the Men of Light begin taking families from his Auckland suburb, 13-year-old Ioane discovers that the truth is darker than anything he imagined.
Dir/Writ: Simeon Ucegang Fiapule
Writ/Prod: Regan Foai