DEGANZ Watch List: In Case You Missed It… Motel Murders and Sex Robots
In case you missed it… Here are some recent works from DEGANZ members that dropped over the holiday period.
First up is NZ on Air’s latest crime drama, Blue Murder Motel, with DEGANZ member Josh Frizzell as one of the directors of the premiere season.
Quirky sci-fi short PleasureDora, directed and edited by fellow member Mark Prebble, has just been released online. This follows a successful run on the festival circuit, which finished in November 2025 with awards for Best International Film and Best Actor at Reel East Texas Film Festival.
Check them out below.
Blue Murder Motel
Crime Drama Series
Director: Josh Frizzell
When an Aussie cop couple trade their badges for a quiet life managing a beachside motel in New Zealand, they plan to leave police work behind them – that is, until crime comes to them!
PleasureDora
Drama Short Film
Director & Editor: Mark Prebble
A glitchy AI love companion from the ‘semi-mature’ range and her lonely final customer confront mortality, second chances, and life on the scrap heap.
Last updated on 29 January 2026
