The Sampler
Saturday 17th Oct 5:00pm
Taste a selection of highlight short films from Show Me Shorts Film Festival. Inspiring and thoughtful stories include long-distance love on a distant planet, precocious children up to mischief, a whole town stuck waiting for bad luck to pass, and a man stuck in a time loop. Comedy, science fiction, romance and coming-of-age classics abound.
1h 39m • Rated M - Domestic violence, drug use, offensive language
Life Goes On
Drama, 19m, United Kingdom
Agapito
Drama, 15m, Philippines
113 Words for You Today
Science fiction, 13m, China, Taiwan, United States
Socks
Coming of age, 15m, New Zealand
Candy Bar
Comedy, 6m, Australia
Ciggie
Coming of age, 11m, New Zealand
Hai Davai
Comedy, 16m, Moldova
Whanau Friendly
Sunday 18th Oct 2:00pm
In this collection of short films for children and their families, cute animals and inquisitive insects spring to life in vibrant animations. Learn about kindness, curiosity and heart as they defeat negativity and overcome bullying by working together. With a dose of magic and explosions for good measure! Find out why this is one of the most popular sections of Show Me Shorts.
1h 01m • Rated G
First Haircut!
Animation, 6m, United States
Grounded
Animation, 4m, New Zealand
They
Animation, 8m, United Kingdom
Lemonade
Comedy, 10m, New Zealand
Bug's Story
Animation, 11m, Norway
Seedlings
Animation, 9m, New Zealand
ChikaBOOM!
Animation, 9m, United States
