Watch now: Day One Shorts 2024 Trailers are Here!
The Day One Shorts 2024 trailers are here! Watch all of the trailers below.
All films will be available online via RNZ, Whakaata Māori, YouTube and our site www.dofilm.co.nz on the 4th of September! Each film has their own release date for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. Follow us on all social channels @dayone_nz to see the films when they go live.
Day One Shorts was made possible by our funders NZ on Air @nz_on_air and Te Māngai Pāho @te_mangai_paho in collaboration with our two screen partners; RNZ @radionewzealand and Whakaata Māori @whakaatamaori .
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.
Writer/Director: Seunghoon Sung
Producer: Joshua Nicholas Siu
Wilbert Wire
A robot art student who is othered by his human teacher and classmates is tasked with creating a painting about love.
Writer/Director: Ricky Townsend
Producer: Ella Waswo
Co-Producer: Joseph Chamsay
Taurewarewa.
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 oceans.
Director: Libby Witheford-Smith
Producer: Lily Groenhart
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. Writer/Director: Hannah Lynch
Producer: Esaú Allemora
Lemons.
A young Māori woman is given her estranged birth mother's ashes and has to figure out what to do with them.
Director: India Fremaux
Writer/Producer: Caitlin Fremaux
Consulting Producer: Angela Cudd
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.
Director: Robert Norman
Producer: Pilisita Mateni
Consulting Producer: Elizabeth Laupepa
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.
Director: Jzayla Hughey
Producer: Jennifer Onyeiwu
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.
Writer/Director: Sean Dioneda Rivera
Writer/Director: Albert Latailakepa
Producer: Danny Aumua
🗓️ We are currently looking for applications for the next series of funded Day One Shorts 2025 films. Applications close 18th October. Head to dofilm.co.nz/shorts to get all the details.