Even More DEGANZ Members in the NZ Web Fest Mix This Year
Five more projects from DEGANZ members have been selected for this year’s NZ Web Fest. These projects join the five others selected earlier this year.
This year marks the 24th annual run of the festival celebrating international online content, including podcasts, short films, and web series.
Dive
Short Film (Narrative)
A coming-of-age drama that follows a young competitive swimmer named Paula, who is trained by her father Troy. Despite her dedication and hard work, Paula’s results don’t meet her father’s high standards. Meanwhile, Troy struggles with financial problems and the possibility of losing their home. As the national swimming competition approaches, tensions rise between father and daughter, and Paula begins to question her passion for the sport.
Director: Tyler Redmond
Monster State
Short Film (Narrative)
A young mother tries to keep her son safe.
Director: Julie Zhu
Editor: Isaiah Tour
The Polycees
Short Film (Narrative)
In a clandestine world under government buildings around the world, a puppet dynasty has secretly controlled global politics for centuries. Until the daughter of the new Prime Minister of New Zealand accidentally discovers them, they must keep the secret from the humans while helping her bumbling father in his new job.
Writer/Director & Editor: Celia Jaspers
ADHD & Me
Web Series (Narrative)
A comedy web series about a woman who unexpectedly receives a late ADHD diagnosis. When her ADHD manifests as a person that only she can see, she must reevaluate how well she knows her own brain.
Director: Michelle Ang (Incubator 2020)
Co-editor: Jack Brown
Ahikāroa
Web Series (Narrative)
A Māori bilingual series following a crazy group of city-based rangatahi. They’re young, kura kaupapa raised and dangerously onto it. Their world orbits around getting cash, cutting corners and charging their phones.
Co-editor: Jack Woon
Writer & Storyliner: Onehou Strickland
Last updated on 14 August 2024
