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“That is the most gratifying thing. That shows it resonates with people.”
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The crew assemble to receive instructions from their director in Banks Peninsula. McKenzie said the film, which was shot over just three days in Port Levy, was about the importance of human connection. “It is about people finding connection in surprising ways. “People trying to reach out and find connection when it is not easy.”
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Director Fiona McKenzie on set of the short film Peninsula, which will screen at the Tribeca Film Festival. McKenzie wrote the script for the film’s three stars – Tom Trevella, her son Jasper Sutcliffe, and Amber Ranson, who has Down syndrome.
Friday, 23 April 2021, 1:56 pm
Amber Ranson and her fellow cast from the short film
Peninsula will soon be shining on the silver screens of New
York City when the New Zealand production makes its official
world premiere at the high-profile Tribeca film
festival.
Producer Scott Flyger said the team was
“thrilled” that Peninsula on Friday was officially
selected in the shorts category of Tribeca’s 20th
anniversary festival, which runs from June 9
-20.
“For an independent film of modest means to be
selected by one of the world’s top tier festivals is no
mean feat,” says Flyger.
The short-film was written