Short Film Festival
A collection of short films made around the world by a variety of directors. Many short films act as a starting point for new directors and some are regarded as classics in their own right. Many Kiwi shorts are featured here as well as anthology films with multiple directors ("Aria", "Tube Tales", "11'09"01 - September 11"). There are avant-garde films from Kenneth Anger and early works from Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion and Werner Herzog. In all a most interesting assemblage of this cinematic mini art form.
Creepshow (1982)
6.9/10
Director: George A Romero
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, E G Marshall, Fritz Weaver, Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen
George A Romero directs a screenplay by Stephen King that is a ghoulish comic tribute to EC Comics. Five tales of the macabre are offered. E.G. Marsha... Read more
The Complete Works of Yuri Norstein ( Tale of Tales, Hedgehog in the Fog, Heron and the Crane, Fox and Rabbit ) (1978)
Director: Yuri Norstein
Yuri Norstein is a world renowned Russian animator, whose painstaking attention of detail and craft have become legendary. On this Disc are collected... Read more
Martin Scorsese's Short Films (1978)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese is generally acknowledged as the greatest American filmmaker of his generation. One of the first directors of the so-called Film Schoo... Read more
Hardware Wars (1978)
7/10
Director: Ernie Fossellus
Follow the adventures of Fluke Starbucker, Arty Deco, Ham Salad and the rest of the Red Eye Knights in this spectacle that was light years ahead of it... Read more
Simon Simon (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Graham Stark
Starring: Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Bob Monkhouse, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
In this short 1966 slapstick comedy (30 mins), two crane operators distracted by some female passers-by are unable to complete their jobs, much to the... Read more
David Cronenberg's Early Works (Blu-ray) (1967)
Director: David Cronenberg
One of the most singular auteurs of the horror and science fiction genres, David Cronenberg has wowed audiences with his depictions of body transforma... Read more
Paddle to the Sea (1966)
8/10
Director: Bill Mason
Based on Holling C. Holling's beloved, Caldecott-awarded children's picture book, Bill Mason's stunning short film follows the adventures of a tiny, w... Read more
Buster Keaton Rides Again (Featuring: The Railrodder) (1965)
7.3/10
Starring: Buster Keaton
This film is a documentary about the filming of one of Buster Keaton's movies: The Railrodder (1965). Read more
Paris Vu Par... ( aka Six in Paris ) (1965)
5.7/10
Director: Claude Chabrol, Eric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean Douchet, Jean Rouch, Jean-Daniel Pollet
Starring: Stephane Audran, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Pierre Andreani, Jean-Francois Chappey, Ba...
Six young guns from the French New Wave combined their talents for this entertaining and evocative anthology of shorts, set of course, in Paris. Jean... Read more
Kwaidan (1964)
8/10
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Starring: Keiko Kishi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kazuo Nakamura
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Masaki Kobayashi's 'Kwaidan' features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic Japanes... Read more