Synopsis:
MJ is a teenage boy with OCD living in Ōtara, New Zealand. An inspiring story of friendship that connects Pasifika culture, LGBTQI awareness, overcoming bullying and anxiety disorder.
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Credits:
Festival/Awards:
2018: ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival — Winner Moon Jury Prize, Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand’s Best — Winner Audience Award, Winner Friends of The Civic Award for Special Merit, Wairoa Māori Film Festival — Winner Moana Best Pasifika Film, Show Me Shorts Film Festival — Winner Best NZ Film, Winner Best Screenplay, Winner Best Actor (Villa Junior Lemanu), New Zealand Cinematographers Society Awards — Winner Gold Award (Ian McCarroll). 2019: Māoriland Film Festival — Winner People’s Choice for Best Short Drama, Outfest Los Angeles, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Busan International Short Film Festival, Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Down Under Berlin Australian & New Zealand Film Festival, Birrarangga Film Festival. 2020: Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival — Winner Best Narrative Short, Minikino Film Week - Bali International Short Film Festival
Technical information:
Language/s: English & Samoan (with English subtitles)
Shooting Format: Arri Alexa XT (Colour)
Aspect Ratio: 2:39:1
Sound: 5:1