Pollywood

POLLYWOOD FILMS 2011 Va Tapuia (Sacred Spaces) Directed by Tusi Tamasese, 15mins Taro planter Lui’s grief for his dead wife has infected his whole life. A chance meeting with a stranger, a widow bound by anger to the grave of her husband now drowning in their cyclone devastated village, inspires Lui to reach out to her. This releases him from his own pain and allows his wife to rest. 2009 NZ The Six Dollar Fifty Man Directed by Mark Albiston & Louis Sutherland, 15mins It's hard to look after yourself in the playground when you're different. Set in 1970s New Zealand, The Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy eight year-old boy who lives in a make believe superhero world where his imagination allows him to perform extraordinary physical feats, to deal with playground bullies. But when Andy gets in trouble with the headmaster, he realizes that to save himself & his only friend Mary, he must face up to the real world. 2009 NZ Run Directed by Mark Albiston & writer: Louis Sutherland, 15mins A brother and sister conquer their fears by overcoming their differences. 2007 NZ Fanatics Directed by Damon Fepuleai, 6mins Made in 2009 as part of the V 48 Hour Film Competition, "Fanatics" is a horror/comedy about a late night talk-back radio host who is stalked at his station by a psychotic listener. The host supports The Blues and the mysterious caller supports The Crusaders. When the host's producer is kidnapped, the host must choose between his friend's life or admitting that The Crusaders are better than The Blues. The film was awarded the Peter Jackson Wildcard and won the best actor award for Henry Tuipea. 2009 NZ Carousel Directed by Damon Fepuleai, 6mins Made in 2010 as part of the V 48 Hour Film Competition, "Carousel" is a road movie about a former criminal, Jay, who has chosen a normal life with his wife and new born son. However his dark past catches up with him when two former colleagues find him. Believing that Jay sold them out to the police, they exact their revenge on him by threatening to kill his wife and son and then they beat Jay unconscious. When Jay wakes up he must run home but will he be in time to save his family? The film makers received their third Peter Jackson Wildcard award and Jerry Tauamiti won his second best actor award. 2010 NZ Reggae is my Heart Jerry Directed by Tauamiti, 4mins Music Video – Reggae is my heart by Babylon Riddim, Produced by Smokefree Pacifica Beats. Winner of the 2009 Smokefree Pacifica Beats competition. 2009 NZ From the pacific we rise Directed by Vela Manusaute, 20mins The Kila Kokonut Krew (KKK) was created in 2002 from a desire to fill a gap in the Pacific Island Performing Arts Industry. Vela Manusaute and Anapela Polataivao, both Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School graduates, formed a professional entertainment company that combined Pacific talent and a message for their audience in an entertaining way. Based in South Auckland, the KKK’s goal was clear – to create theatre with a strong political and social focus that the rest of the world could not ignore. 2011 NZ/SAMOA