Project Detail

Islands

Synopsis

Islands is a dialogue-free fable that tells the story of Vaine - a beautiful young woman trapped on an island with Putu, her brutish 'protector'. Each day, she briefly escapes his attentions and goes to the strait that separates their island from Tamatoa’s island; Tamatoa stands on the opposite shore and they share a gentle, word-less love play. This is how her days pass until Putu finds out about her infidelity and imprisons her. It’s then up to Vaine to make a frantic escape to freedom and love. Islands is a film about freedom and the difficulty of breaking away.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 mins
Format
HD
Director
Tajinder Singh Hayer
Producer
Mark Bull
Co-Producer
Julie Smith
Executive Producer
Stan Wolfgramm
Editor
Mark Bull
Screenwriter
Tajinder Singh Hayer
Director of Photography
Scott Dulson
Production Designer
Anna Roumanu
Sound
Darryl Peat
Composer
Laura J Martin
Principal cast
Heiarii Ioapa, John Trego, Tumai 'Ina" Nooroa

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Four Beards

Sales Company

Drum Productions

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