SHORTS 5

/ 83 mins

Refuge: A Duty to Care
Annie Goldson | 2024 | 40 min | New Zealand
World Premiere

From Doc Edge Superhero (2023), director Annie Goldson's film centres on life and work at a secret pet shelter, allowing victims of family violence to seek safety while knowing their animals are being cared for.

Finding Venus
Mandi Lynn | 2024 | 16 min | New Zealand
New Zealand Premiere

"Auntie Mandi...Am I fat?” These five words changed the trajectory of Master Photographer Mandi Lynn's life. Afraid that the next generation was going to face the same body shame that had impacted her life, she answered her niece as an artist and created a “Golden Breasted Shield Wall”.

Yatra
Hemal Trivedi, Matt Alesevich | 2024 | 27 min | United States
World Premiere

Haunted by her mother’s death, a young Indian-American medical student travels back to India to find closure. While there, an unexpected encounter with a young indigenous girl makes her confront her past and question her future.

Director Annie Goldson of "Refuge: A Duty To Care" was present for Q&A following the in-cinema screenings in Christchurch and Auckland.

Director Mandi Lynn of "Finding Venus" was present for Q&A following the in-cinema screenings in Christchurch

Films screening in this session

Finding Venus

"Auntie Mandi...Am I fat?” These five words changed the trajectory of Master Photographer Mandi Lynn's life. Afraid that the next generation was going to face the same body shame that had impacted her life, she answered her niece as an artist and created a “Golden Breasted Shield Wall”.

Refuge: A Duty to Care

Director Annie Goldson's film centres on life and work at a secret pet shelter, allowing victims of family violence to seek safety while knowing their animals are being cared for.

Yatra

Haunted by her mother’s death, a young Indian-American medical student travels back to India to find closure. While there, an unexpected encounter with a young indigenous girl makes her confront her past and question her future.

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