New Zealand Indie Film Festival - Dark Edition

The New Zealand Independent Film Festival is a yearly short film competition for filmmakers from all over the world covering all genres. The jury of international judges evaluates all submitted films and awards the best films with nominations, quarter finalist, semi finalist, finalist and winner awards.

At WAA! we will be showing nine of the darker NZ entries.

Going Down - Pete Whittaker
When Mark ends up alone in an elevator with his secret crush, Lucy, on her last day of work, he has one final chance to tell her how he feels. If his insane daydreams don't ruin everything first.​

Porkie Pies - Roy Hong

Two kiwi kids, James and Wiremu, argue about who has the toughest dad, but when James arrives home, it’s revealed his dad is nothing like the man he made him out to be. A two-minute drama short-film about the innocence and shame children carry around their difficult home lives.

Home Base - Jeremy Masters

When Isaac's parents get into a car accident, his anxiety escalates, and he is afraid to leave his home. His parents try to soothe his fears and anxiety, but the more they try to help, the more entrenched Isaac becomes. 

Rākau - Nicholas Ahu Gartner

A film about imagining the past, remembering the future, and the rākau that binds this mātauranga together.
 Rākau explores how this myth reshaped Aotearoa, calling upon viewers to challenge their assumptions reimagining what a decolonised Aotearoa could look like.

The Shroud - Shion Alizadeh

A grieving mother must let go of her pain so that her child might rest peacefully. Based on the fairy tale of the same name by The Brothers Grimm.

Stultus Ovis - Tayla Marie Whitworth Randall

On a bright and sunny day, a flock of sheep lazily graze the grass within the safety of their meadow. The most curious sheep of the flock, Shaun, discovers a break in the fence with a suspicious red trail that leads into the dark forest.

Big Boys - Jackson James Clifford

Two criminals and a hostage, locked together in a storage room for days, slowly begin to develop a bond. However, circumstances beyond their control put that bond to the test.

You Seeing Someone? - Molly Power

When a Peeping Tom discovers that someone watches her while she watches others, her life spirals out of control as she tries to discover who they are.

Hover - Charlie Leeming

A man walks home from his sandwich shop, only to discover he has started floating slightly above the ground. A typically easy way home becomes a journey.