Edinburgh picks three NZ shorts

This Is Her is a 12 minute black tale directed by Katie Wolfe about the bitter aftertaste of love, and is written by Kate McDermott and produced by Felicity Letcher and Rachel Lorimer. 

Careful with that Axe is a two minute black comedy written and directed by Jason Stutter about a young boy who tries his hand wood chopping firewood with his father’s razor sharp axe. The short film is inspired by the similarly titled song by Pink Floyd and it screens before the “darkly witty” British feature film Mum and Dad. 

New Educational Series: Canaries In Colour is an animated pastiche of found graphic material from AV learning programs of the 1970s by Jill Kennedy. Canaries In Colour will screens in Black Box shorts, a section dedicated to new experimental work.

“Edinburgh is one of the UK’s premiere festivals, so we are thrilled to have three New Zealand short films selected this year,” said NZFC short film manager Juliette Veber. 

“This Is Her, Careful with that Axe and New Educational Series: Canaries In Colour are very different films but each share a subversive sense of humour. This fits perfectly with Edinburgh’s reputation for exposing cutting edge new talent.”

This Is Her was funded by the Short Film Fund of the New Zealand Film Commission.  Careful with that Axe and New Educational Series – Canaries In Colour were funded independently by the filmmakers. Jill Kennedy will travel to Edinburgh to attend the screenings with assistance from the New Zealand Film Commission.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is one of the UK’s most significant and valued cultural institutions.  The festival aims to stand internationally as a festival of discovery, a celebration of cinema, a centre of debate and a catalyst for new films.

 

[release from NZFC]