Homegrown 1999

Homegrown
A shining edition to our regular annual series of local works. Patriots and film lovers alike should treasure this remarkable collection.
Total running time: 91 minutes approx.

Lure (first light)
Olivia Lory Kay. NZ 1999. 16 mins. Experimental. World Premiere.
Lost love mingles with History. This sensual piece evokes the sense of flux inherent in a constant state of desire.

Accidents
Paul Swadel. 15 mins. NZ 1999. Drama. World Premiere.
A work gang on a remote and spectacular construction site remedy boredom with cruelty. The unfortunate tale of city boy Jack and his desire to prove himself.

Behind Me Is Black
Seductive Productions. NZ 1999. 10 mins. Documentary. World Premiere.
Black and white footage of ‘family’ portraits shot in the 1970s by artist Paul Johns are woven together in the 90s to evoke a mood of nostalgia and memory.

The Find
Donovan Gabrielson/Emma Farry. NZ 1998. Beta-SP. 13.40 mins. Drama.
World Premiere.
Based on a poem written by Steven Oliver. “They dug her up in Queen Street. A fossilised colonial woman clutching a parasol, stiff and rigid in her flannel frock.”

Clouds. Three. And Me
Alex Monteith. NZ 1999. 16mm. 24 mins. Experimental documentary. World Premiere.
An incredibly moving account of the lives of three very diverse people. Ashley, a heavy diesel mechanic describes his influences, dreams and fears. High School teacher Eleanor talks of her experience with cancer. Frances speaks about the effect of anorexia on her life.

A Funeral
Dorthe Scheffmann. NZ 1999. 12 mins. 35mm/Telecine/Avidcut. Drama. World Premiere.
An old life is revisited and examined on the day of a funeral. A stirring contemporary work in progress.

Homegrown screening as follows:
Auckland, St James Theatre, Queen St, Auckland
Friday July 9 @ 7pm
Saturday July 10 @ 12.00pm
Wellington
Friday 16 July @ 6.45pm, Paramount Theatre, Courtenay Place, Wellington
Dunedin
Monday 26 July @ 6.00pm, Metro Cinema
Christchurch
Friday 30 July @ 6.30pm at the Rialto Cinema
Saturday 31 July @ 3pm at the Rialto Cinema
Palmerston North (minus The Find)
Monday 9 August @ 6pm, Downtown Cinema 8