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Serious shorts features five short New Zealand films presented as a video and text package specifically designed for visual language teaching from years 10 to 13.

  • 1A Moment Passing Joey and Will make a dawn pilgrimage to fish on the wild and brooding west coast. Swept into the sea by a freak wave, Joey desperately fights for his life - a struggle with a savagely unexpected outcome.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 13
    • Finish 0 : 06 : 26
    • Duration 06 : 13
    Contributors
    • Michael Hurst (Actor)
    • Charlie de Salis (Director)
    • Charlie de Salis (Writer)
    • Steve Sachs (Producer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Clips from A Moment Passing.

    • Start 0 : 06 : 26
    • Finish 0 : 10 : 14
    • Duration 03 : 48
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Chinese Whispers Vincent Chan is a young New Zealander struggling with himself. David Chan thinks his son is ashamed to be Chinese. Triad leader Swan Soon befriends Vincent, offering him and illicit world of reward.

    • Start 0 : 10 : 14
    • Finish 0 : 27 : 00
    • Duration 16 : 46
    Contributors
    • Leighton Blair (Actor)
    • Neil Pardington (Director)
    • Stuart McKenzie (Director)
    • Neil Pardington (Producer)
    • Stuart McKenzie (Producer)
    • Jennifer Ludlam (Actor)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Clips from Chinese Whispers.

    • Start 0 : 27 : 00
    • Finish 0 : 38 : 08
    • Duration 11 : 08
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5The Road Back Attempting an impossible escape from harsh gum field life, Croatian immigrant Vinka chances upon what might be the most bitter-sweet encounter of her life.

    • Start 0 : 38 : 08
    • Finish 0 : 53 : 00
    • Duration 14 : 52
    Contributors
    • Anna Jankovits (Actor)
    • Annalise Patterson (Director)
    • Rachel Jean (Producer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Clips from The Road Back.

    • Start 0 : 53 : 00
    • Finish 1 : 01 : 16
    • Duration 08 : 16
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Avondale Dogs Avondale, Auckland, 1965. A young boy experiences intense love for his dying mother.

    • Start 1 : 01 : 16
    • Finish 1 : 16 : 36
    • Duration 15 : 20
    Contributors
    • Damien Lay (Actor)
    • Gregor Nicholas (Director)
    • Stephanie Bauer (Producer)
    • Rhonda Findleton (Actor)
    • Melinni Blake (Actor)
    • Stephen Hall (Actor)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Clips from Avondale Dogs.

    • Start 1 : 16 : 36
    • Finish 1 : 29 : 41
    • Duration 13 : 05
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9O Tamaiti For eleven year old Tino being the eldest of five children in a Samoan family is no easy task. Tino plays guardian and protector to his younger siblings. As he strives to cope in an adult world, the birth of another baby brings even more burdens and responsibilities.

    • Start 1 : 29 : 41
    • Finish 1 : 44 : 00
    • Duration 14 : 19
    Contributors
    • Harry Wendt (Actor)
    • Sima Urale (Director)
    • Kara Paewai (Producer)
    • Sima Urale (Writer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Clips from O Tamaiti.

    • Start 1 : 44 : 00
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Serious Shorts
Date Broadcast
  • 1998
Release Year
  • 1998
Duration
  • 115:00
Channel
  • Media Services
Broadcaster
  • The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services
Programme Description
  • Serious shorts features five short New Zealand films presented as a video and text package specifically designed for visual language teaching from years 10 to 13.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by agreement with the rights owner.
Subjects
  • Short films--New Zealand
Genres
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Anna Jankovits (Actor)
  • Annalise Patterson (Director)
  • Charlie de Salis (Director)
  • Damien Lay (Actor)
  • Gregor Nicholas (Director)
  • Harry Wendt (Actor)
  • Jennifer Ludlam (Actor)
  • Kara Paewai (Producer)
  • Leighton Blair (Actor)
  • Melinni Blake (Actor)
  • Michael Hurst (Actor)
  • Neil Pardington (Director)
  • Rachel Jean (Producer)
  • Rhonda Findleton (Actor)
  • Sima Urale (Director)
  • Stephanie Bauer (Producer)
  • Stephen Hall (Actor)
  • Steve Sachs (Producer)
  • Stuart McKenzie (Director)
Subjects
  • Short films--New Zealand