The 1st

Spend a day behind the scenes of test commercial, where a wall of milk bottles are to be blown up. It doesn’t sound like a tall order, but the clash of hard-working professionals and creative egos can endanger even the most straightforward of shoots.

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Experimental Shahaf Ram 7 minutes

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This is how it starts

An experimental animation documenting the journey of an artist, growing up and maturing, through the viewing of old video tapes.

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Experimental Ryan Woodward 3 minutes

Thought of You

Lyrical choreography, gorgeous animation, and a tale of love and loss from animator Ryan Woodward.

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Myth Evan Boehm 8 minutes

The Carp and The Seagull

Tragic tale of human ambition told through an interactive diorama. *Requires a browser with WebGL*

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Comedy Colin Read 4 minutes

Hobby

A story about all the new hobbies we started while locked down over the past year, in a search for fulfillment…and their failures.

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Comedy Jack Anderson 5 minutes

the gf club

In 2007, filmmaker Jack Anderson’s twin sister was asked out for the first time. They were in middle school. It all happened on google talk. These are the transcripts.

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Drama Runyararo Mapfumo 16 minutes

Dawn in the Dark

On the eve of her father’s birthday, Dawn and her fun uncle Nate struggle over her bedtime routine. A new dynamic to their relationship is explored as they navigate their way through a family crisis.

News August 11th, 2017

Loading Docs 2017

Loading Docs release their fourth season of documentary short films as part of their ongoing initiative to develop and promote New Zealand’s filmmaking talent

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Sci‑Fi Neill Blomkamp 14 minutes

Tempbot

A robot is assigned an ordinary office job. An early short from director Neill Blomkamp.

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Dark Comedy Joel Knoernschild & Chris Schieffelin 20 minutes

Varmint

When a filthy, feral boy discovers the mechanical wonders of a tractor, survival could prove to be fatal.