Foldable Film Festival
Experience a new genre of film.
Six Kiwi directors, six short films, brought to you by Samsung.
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Fraser Chatham
The Microcosm-Macrocosm is a centuries old analogy, a link between humans and the natural environment. For example the veins of our bodies are similar to a river system captured from above, which then resembles a microscopic image of a leaf.
The physical resemblances are endless.
The analogy has inspired some of the most famous artworks of all time, such as Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian man.
Petra Cibilich
A character is caught in a dream state scenario where her world is prone to shuffling.
Ian Sweeney
Open Wide tells the story of two teeth who bitterly disagree about a topic that’s very close to their heart. But they’re about to have their debate settled in a the most surprising way...
Mardo El Noor
My concept is a loose narrative that revolves around playful interactions between people from a first-person perspective. In a nutshell, the short film presents a fast edit of five interactions between five different people & the first-person in the form of different elaborate handshakes, which escalate in their complexity while showcase a sense of familiarity & dedication to perfecting the handshakes.
Dean Hewison
In today's fast-paced, app-based world, even speed dating feels slow. So is it possible to make a connection in 30 seconds or less?
Jason Hancox
The Arctic is wild, remote and hostile. Yet there will always be those who are drawn to such places.
Meet the Directors
Fraser Chatham
Fraser Chatham is a Director and Photographer from New Zealand.
His work focuses on timeless and thoughtful imagery across a diverse range of local and international clients. He's the youngest photographer to be included in the Lürzer's Archive top 200 Photographers worldwide.
Petra Cibilich
Petra Cibilich is a director based in New Zealand. An Arts and Screen Production honours graduate from the University of Auckland, Petra has immersed herself in the advertising industry and is an emerging commercial director with short films and music videos to her name. She is continually striving to develop her craft, find truthful stories to tell and collaborate with unique actors and talent. Her key strengths lie in talent direction and shaping distinct performances on screen.
Ian Sweeney
Ian is a creative director, writer and filmmaker. His advertising work has been recognised at award schemes around the world including Cannes Lions, D&AD, Effies… the list goes on. Ian has directed commercials, content and music videos for some of New Zealand’s biggest brands and best bands. Ian studied at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London where he gained a BA (Hons) in Theatre Studies and Puppetry. No, that’s not a joke. Someone needs to learn how to make and manipulate puppets. Otherwise they’ll die out. And we wouldn’t want that, would we?
Mardo El Noor
Mardo is a multi-disciplinary director & designer. With a background in fine arts & music production, his interest lies at the intersection between live action & animation. Generally, he directs, edits, animates, colour-grades, & designs MoGFX for his ads & music videos.
When he’s not busy at work, you’ll find him working on his upcoming book of images & words Dogs With Stories (by Beatnik Publishing - 2023) or upcycling furniture in his workshop.
Dean Hewison
Dean is a writer and director for film, theatre, TV and web. He is a 48HOURS veteran with one National Championship and two Peter Jackson Wildcards under his belt. He won the "Make My Movie" competition with his feature film "How to Meet Girls From a Distance", and his short film "Judgment Tavern" was selected by Lee Tamahori for the NZ's Best competition in the NZIFF 2016. His 42 minute comedy special "On the Conditions and Possibilities of Hillary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lover" explained in great detail how to keep Trump out of the White House but sadly was not utilised as a campaign strategy by the Democrats.
Jason Hancox
Jase Hancox is an award winning freelance Director and DOP based out of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. His work has taken him around the globe showcasing some of the biggest names in the adventure sports arena. His ability to operate at the highest capacity in the most hostile environments means that he is consistently being sought after by global brands.
