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Day One Shorts

Day One Shorts 2024

Day One Shorts is a series of short films by emerging rangatahi filmmakers from across Aotearoa. These shorts explore cultural, social and political issues by taking story risks, pushing the envelope, and looking to the future.

Made with the support of NZ on Air and Te Māngai Paho

Short Form

Stream only in New Zealand

Made with the support of NZ on Air and Te Māngai Paho

Day One Shorts

Day One Shorts 2024

Day One Shorts is a series of short films by emerging rangatahi filmmakers from across Aotearoa. These shorts explore cultural, social and political issues by taking story risks, pushing the envelope, and looking to the future.

Short Form

Stream only in New Zealand

Made with the support of NZ on Air and Te Māngai Paho

Day One Shorts

Day One Shorts 2024

Day One Shorts is a series of short films by emerging rangatahi filmmakers from across Aotearoa. These shorts explore cultural, social and political issues by taking story risks, pushing the envelope, and looking to the future.

Short Form

Stream only in New Zealand

Made with the support of NZ on Air and Te Māngai Paho

Season 8, Episode 1

Holy Ghost

A queer relationship falls out of sync as one woman loses touch with what is real and what may or may not be coming to her from the divine.

Season 8, Episode 1

Holy Ghost

A queer relationship falls out of sync as one woman loses touch with what is real and what may or may not be coming to her from the divine.

Season 8, Episode 1

Holy Ghost

A queer relationship falls out of sync as one woman loses touch with what is real and what may or may not be coming to her from the divine.

Season 8, Episode 1

Holy Ghost

A queer relationship falls out of sync as one woman loses touch with what is real and what may or may not be coming to her from the divine.

Episode 1

Holy Ghost

A queer relationship falls out of sync as one woman loses touch with what is real and what may or may not be coming to her from the divine.

Episode 1

Holy Ghost

A queer relationship falls out of sync as one woman loses touch with what is real and what may or may not be coming to her from the divine.

Episode 2

Lemons

A young Māori woman is given her estranged birth mother’s ashes and has to figure out what to do with them.

Episode 2

Lemons

A young Māori woman is given her estranged birth mother’s ashes and has to figure out what to do with them.

Episode 3

Wilbert Wire

A robot art student who is othered by his human teacher and classmates is tasked with creating a painting about love.

Episode 3

Wilbert Wire

A robot art student who is othered by his human teacher and classmates is tasked with creating a painting about love.

Episode 4

Sua: Portrait of a Retired Bus Driver

A day in the life of a retired bus driver as he reflects on his journey as a Samoan immigrant traversing the streets of Auckland and the work he does in the church and the community.

Episode 4

Sua: Portrait of a Retired Bus Driver

A day in the life of a retired bus driver as he reflects on his journey as a Samoan immigrant traversing the streets of Auckland and the work he does in the church and the community.

Episode 5

Taurewarewa

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(M) A short documentary on bipolar disorder, Taurewarewa explores the highs and lows of tides and emotions in a sequence of insightful kōrero framed against a backdrop of Aotearoa’s turbulent ocean.

Episode 5

Taurewarewa

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(M) A short documentary on bipolar disorder, Taurewarewa explores the highs and lows of tides and emotions in a sequence of insightful kōrero framed against a backdrop of Aotearoa’s turbulent ocean.

Episode 6

Yeah Pare

Lost at the night markets, Janjan tries to find his parents. While searching, he befriends Kiuga, a child of a family working the stalls who takes him on a fantastical journey to find his loved ones.

Episode 6

Yeah Pare

Lost at the night markets, Janjan tries to find his parents. While searching, he befriends Kiuga, a child of a family working the stalls who takes him on a fantastical journey to find his loved ones.

Episode 7

Detangling the Stigma

Through her work in film, 28-year-old driven creative, Jzayla Hughey, is detangling the stigma of afro-textured hair, demonstrating that being natural plays a significant role in Aotearoa's film industry.

Episode 7

Detangling the Stigma

Through her work in film, 28-year-old driven creative, Jzayla Hughey, is detangling the stigma of afro-textured hair, demonstrating that being natural plays a significant role in Aotearoa's film industry.

Episode 8

Behind The White Wall

A Korean immigrant dad, working as a construction painter, mentors a new young worker while simultaneously battling melancholia and guilt as he awaits the arrival of his family.

Episode 8

Behind The White Wall

A Korean immigrant dad, working as a construction painter, mentors a new young worker while simultaneously battling melancholia and guilt as he awaits the arrival of his family.

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