Haere Mai | Award-Winning 4K NZ Short Film

Описание: Haere Mai: A Short Film
After spending three years in prison for the manslaughter of his best friend, a young man is released and knocks on the door of his best friend’s parents, desperately seeking forgiveness.


Winner of Best Short Film at the 2025 New Zealand Independent Film Festival.
Winner of Best Cinematography at the 2025 New Zealand Youth Film Festival.
Finalist for Best NZ Short at the 2025 South Pacific Film Festival.
Official selection at the 2025 NZ Web Fest.
Official selection at the 2025 Elegant International Film Festival.


WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY:
Benjamin McQueen

PRODUCED BY:
Joel Heineke

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:
Dylan Kennedy

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
James Nicholson

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
FRED SIMPSON - Daniel Rundle
PRISON GUARD #1 - John Komene
PRISON GUARD #2 - Joel Heineke
RADIO VOICE #1 - Grace Symmans
RADIO VOICE #2 - Benjamin McQueen
MR SIMPSON - Ross Brannigan
MRS SIMPSON - Kerynn Walsh
EMMA SIMPSON - Evie Richardson
MR WHAKAAIO - Marris Collins
MRS WHAKAAIO - Pania Williamson
TANE WHAKAAIO - Caleb Anderson

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
Wes Broome

LIGHTING:
Grace Symmans

SOUND:
Daniel Short

BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY:
Helena Jansen-Luke
Katie Bilbrough

CASTING:
Ross Brannigan
Benjamin McQueen
Dylan Kennedy
Joel Heineke

DRONE OPERATOR:
Isaac McQueen

PROPS & ARTS DEPARTMENT:
Dylan Kennedy

MUSIC BY:
Isaac McQueen

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