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Red Scream

New Zealand’s first CGI short film gives “eyes on the road” a new meaning as a pair of eyeballs drive to a mind-bending purgatory. A collaboration between visual effects man John Sheils and his brother Michael, Scream was shot in early 1991; finally 25 minutes of footage was “brutally” edited down to three, and fulsomely scored by John Gibson. The sly ‘based on true events’ title-card nods to the makers’ ambitions to “treat animation like live action.” In 1994 it screened in NZ cinemas as opener to the ILM wizardry of Jim Carrey hit The Mask, followed by a number of overseas festivals.

Red Scream

NR 1994
A Dozen Ways to Die!!

Jake and his family are on an idyllic camping trip within the deep woods in their mobile home. Their attempts to become "one with nature" are startlingly interrupted when confronted with the most unlikely biker gang in the history of film: a cowboy, a Che-revolutionary, a mexican bandit, a pseudo-ninja, a hippie stoner and a neo-nazi! It all boils down to an exciting finale where a brutal chain saw fight becomes central in Jake's terrifying fight for his own survival and his family's safety. Prepare for a rough ride!

A Dozen Ways to Die!!

NR 1990
Gün Ortasında Karanlık

The film tells the story of a mother who has lost her child. After losing her husband in a traffic accident, Güzin is left alone with her physically and mentally disabled son Sedat. She spends a long time looking for a caregiver to look after Sedat. All the caregivers she finds refuse to work because Sedat is disabled. Güzin locks Sedat in his room and leaves him alone at home while she goes to work. However, one day when she is called to the hospital for an emergency, she forgets to lock the door. When she returns, she finds her son’s lifeless body. All investigations determine that the death was the result of negligence. Therefore, Güzin is found guilty. However, Güzin, who does not believe the verdict, begins searching for her son’s killer.

Gün Ortasında Karanlık

NR 1990
James O'Barr's THE CROW

A film adaptation of James O’Barr’s graphic novel, THE CROW, was created from 1994-1998. A year after his own tragic death, a young man rises from the grave to seek vengeance for the brutal murder of his fiancée. Through painful flashbacks, he relives their deaths and remembers their life together. Donning a sinister mime-like visage, he stalks the murky alleyways and rain-slicked city streets, determined to exact a terrible and bloody revenge upon the gang that killed them.

James O'Barr's THE CROW

NR 1998
Acid Rain

When an angel informs an inner-city homeless man that New York City will be decimated in three days time, the down-on-his-luck outcast sets out on a mission to save his city in this religious-themed thriller from director Albert Johnson. Entrusted with an ancient scroll and sent on a quest to rendezvous with the father of lies, the weary messenger soon befriends a lost child who has wandered far from home. Despite his innocent appearance, this child holds a dark secret. As the unlikely messenger and his mysterious traveling companion set out to venture into a land of infinite darkness, the fate of millions hangs in the balance of a sinister prophecy which may spell doom for all of mankind.

Acid Rain

4.0 1998
Cold Desire

Anna, a beautiful biologist, is assaulted while working on an island in the outermost region of Stockholm's archipelago. Left alone, frightened, and vulnerable, Anna finds security in a man she meets the day after her attack. A lone, mute fisherman from a neighboring island, the man takes her in and comforts her. After finding someone she trusts and cares about, Anna's world falls apart when she discoveres who the man really is. Her hate takes over and the evil inside her finds sweet revenge.

Cold Desire

NR 1997
Crime Prevention: Hyenas

The ‘Hyena’ campaign was launched in 1992 – with the long-term objective of making car crime socially unacceptable. The campaign likens car criminals to scavenging hyenas, and encourages the public to collectively deter offenders. Offering simple advice, such as “remove valuables and ensure doors are locked”, the film suggests that opportunities for the car criminals will be reduced. The campaign proved successful in lowering this type of crime and has been coupled with nation-wide Police initiative ‘Operation Hyena’ targeting car criminals. However, there is more to be done as the Home Office states that vehicle crime still accounts for one-fifth of all crime recorded by the police.

Crime Prevention: Hyenas

NR 1992