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Film Film
Original Title (If different):
Theme:
Fantasy / Science Fiction
Film Credits
About the Director:
Aden Shillito was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1973, he studied theatre at the Hagley Theatre School 1994-1995 and holds an Hons Degree in Art History (double degree with Political Science) from the University of Canterbury and a Degree in Screen Arts Writing and Directing from Unitec Auckland. His work experience began in sci-fi fans video and lead into professional pursuits as a video editor and director while studying. He worked on TVCs, promotional video and corporate videos creating projects of a more personal artistic line in his spare time, short films and some music videos. In 2002 he received a Creative New Zealand arts grant to create a short film "Coveting the Ark" (2005) on 16mm and later "Transmission" (2007) on HDV. Much of his time between 2000 and 2007 was devoted to work as chair of the Community Arts Council and as a founding trustee of the Canterbury Film Education Trust known as the Belladonna Film Trust. This trust curated Canterbury's only short film festival between 2002 and 2010 and provided courses for children and adults in film production, on which Aden was a frequent co-ordinator and tutor. Aden relocated to Auckland in 2008 to work and study further and is now permanently resident in this northern New Zealand city.
Producer:
Aden Shillito and Clinton Spencer
Film photographer:
Karoly Spah & Graham Ritchie
Film synopsis:
A school boy struggles to expose the suspicious behavior of the one-eyed caretaker at his primary school, only to find that life is vastly more complex than he could ever have imagined. When Nick Atley sees his school caretaker at the school after hours his suspicion is aroused - what is the man up to? In his efforts to discover the truth the boy goes have the quiet boy of his class to being the subject of concern given his odd behaviour. Faced being disbelieved at every turn, the boy steals a key and by night accesses the school cellar where the caretaker works, finding both an alien presence and the involvement of other school staff. While the invaders plans are thwarted, their exposure is concealed and Nick is left to wonder if he might not have imagined everything he has seen after all.
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Festival selections:
Canada International Film Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 2011 (Film Festival)
Athens Intl Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival
Athens, Greece
March 2011 (Film Festival)
Eastern Europe PREMIERE
Green Bay Film Festival
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U S A
February 2011 (Film Festival)
2010 Anchorage International Film Festival
Anchorage, Alaska, U S A
December 2010 (Film Festival)
The Stepping Stone Film Festival
Bangalore, India, India
December 2010 (Film Festival)
South Asia PREMIERE
The Clearwater Film Festival 2010
Clearwater, Florida, U S A
October 2010 (Film Festival)
North America PREMIERE
Awards received:
Canada International Film Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 2011 (Film Festival)
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