Day One Shorts (formerly Someday Stories) is excited to announce a one-off Premiere film screening event launching this year’s series of eight short films made by new and emerging filmmakers from across Aotearoa!
Come celebrate the launch of our films before they release online!
Every ticket purchased will enable us to support up and coming filmmakers and future premiere screenings.
Day One Shorts is proudly funded by NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho. A shout out to our screepartners; RNZ and Whakaata Māori!
Schedule of event:
Doors open 5:30pm 3rd September 2024
Opening karakia 6:15pm
Films screen 6:30pm followed by a Q&A
Watch this year’s films online – here
This year’s films:
Holy Ghost (scripted – drama, surrealist, body horror)
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 [Samoan, Fijian, NZ European, Ngāti Porou] (she/her)
Producer – Esaú Allemora [Mexican-American] (he/him)
Production Mentor – Michelle Ang
Lemons (scripted – indie dramedy)
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 [Te Arawa, Te Rarawa] (she/her)
Writer/Producer – Caitlin Fremaux [Te Arawa, Te Rarawa] (she/her)
Consulting Producer – Angela Cudd [Ngāti Porou, Te-Whānau-Ā-Apanui, Ngātiwai] (she/her)
Production Mentor – Georgina Conder
Wilbert Wire (scripted – sci fi / family)
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 [Pākehā/NZ European] (he/him)
Producer – Ella Waswo [Pākehā/NZ European] (she/her)
Co-Producer – Joseph Chamsay [Filipino/Chinese/Spanish] (he/him)
Production Mentor – Martin Sagadin
Sua: Portrait of a Retired Bus Driver (documentary)
A day in the life of a Samoan immigrant bus driver as he traverses the streets of Auckland, his home life, his role in his community and to his family, and his general outlook and persona.
Director – Robert Norman [Samoan European] (he/him)
Producer – Elizabeth Laupepa [Samoan] (she/her)
Co-Producer – Pilisita Mateni [Tongan / Samoan] (she/her)
Production Mentor – Alex Reed
Taurewarewa (documentary)
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.
Director – Libby Witheford-Smith [Kāi Tahu] (she/he)
Producer – Lily Groenhart [Pākehā/NZ European] (she/her)
Production Mentor – Nicola Smith
Yeah Pare (scripted – comedy, adventure)
Lost at the night markets, Johnjohn tries to find his parents, while searching he befriends Junior, 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 [Filipino, Pakeha] (he/they) and Albert Latailakepa [Samoan, Tongan] (he/him)
Producer – Danny Aumua [Samoan] (he/him)
Production Mentor – Jaimee Poipoi
Detangling The Stigma (documentary)
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 Marcya [African-American / Australian] (she/her)
Producer – Jennifer Onyeiwu [Nigerian / Brazilian] (she/her)
Production Mentor – Alex Reed
Behind The White Wall (scripted – drama)
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 [Korean] (he/him)
Producer – Joshua Nicholas Siu [Chinese] (he/him)
Production Mentor – Stephen Kang