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Christchurch, 2022

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The Screening Room is the digital home of the Vista Foundation 48Hours. Here you can watch the latest entries, read reviews, and see awards. Updates and help.

Regional Winner National Finalist Regional Finalist

Going Solo

Rabid Aunty Jean

Regional Runner Up National Finalist Regional Finalist

Ta Da

A Small Blob Of Ice Cream

Regional Finalist

And Good in Everything

Pie Face

Regional Finalist

Cop Out

Herms Heroes

Regional Finalist

Crimson Snow

Sons of the Broad Meadow

Regional Finalist

Ghoul's Night In

CRAB CRAB CACTUS?

Regional Finalist

Hitman

Art and Experience

Regional Finalist

Instutution

Everything Sticks

Regional Finalist

Love Machine

Olax

Regional Finalist

Office Dispute

Emergency Continuity

Regional Finalist

Out Loud

Screen Qweens

Regional Finalist

Sundown

rip focus

Regional Finalist

Taking The Mick

South Jersey Ghost Research

Regional Finalist

Treble in Paradise

Dragon V Mouse

'Archive'

Darkstar & Abyssinian

1-800-GHOST

Staircase Nation

A Slice of Heaven

Rai Smiles

At Your Fingertip

MicandRic

BRAT SWAP

CUT THE CAMERA'S

Disqualified

Bad Therapy

Upshot

Carparking through the Multiverse

Nicky Fury's Avengers Squad

Chromaticity

gherkins?

Criminal Wanted

Yeeboo

Dice to Meet You

Rolleston College A

Dice to Meet You 2: No More Mr Dice Guy

Rolleston College B

Disqualified

Elimination, Eliminatio, Eliminati...

Strodeworth Films

Elite Genetics

Seat at the table

Emily goes to the dairy and buys some milk

Waireka

Everyone is busy all at once

Blood and Bone

Exam in Session

Seal

Expansion

Off Demand

Fist Puncher and Foot Kicker

Terribly Awesome Ideas

Friendly Fire

sweaty hands

Hunting Pavlov

The 5 Musketeers

I Wish

ScryptTeam

I want to be a cowboy

Photojourneyman

Invertemate

Meme Teme

Journey To Dreams

Taniwha Road

Just Your Basic Hysteria

More Vermouth

Disqualified

Last Night

Thrill Me

Man Bat

GoodWeird

Meet Heath

Christchurch On Air

Merry Anniversary

Rocket Boy Films

My Dumpling

SPADES

Disqualified

No Woman No Cry

Immortal Māui

One For All

Motley Crew

Oogabooga

Stylers

Prick

Dystography Studios

Soxalot's Kingdom

Neato Productions

Disqualified

Student Exchange

Too Much Spare Time

Switch Glitch

Katinka Studios

Tarot's Harrows

frogs on hogs

The Good, The Bad, and The Aussie

LevioSlay

The Hunted

Samuel Wallace Productions

Disqualified

The Janitor

Mad Scientists

The Negotiation!!!!

Toot Toot

The Third Factor

Pizzafilm

U B U

kmooreknowsmore

U-Knighted

PlanetFoxFilms

We're Dead and Gay

Salty Chips

When Space Hears You Scream

Clandestino Films

Disqualified

Wild West Side Story

Hornby Heroes

Wine and Die

Oomen Nature

Word on a Wing

Pine Fresh

You'll Understand When You're Older

Jemimah

Recent reviews

As other reviews have said, my first thought to comment on was on how it was an uncomfortable watch, haha, but I feel like that is what you ideally want with an impossible situation film, right? The film was technically very well put together, solid camera work, lighting, editing and such. A few places where the audio clipped, but nothing too distracting.

I thought the storyline was good, and, although I can see how there were multiple options for the twist at the end like other reviewers mentioned, I'm inclined to agree with AJ. I feel like it would be hard to pick an ending that would please everyone, because I feel like if the guy got both the girls, that could feel a little... backward, too. It may not have happened in the film itself, but I feel like if we followed the story for a few more mins, this would be more likely to pass the Bechdel test by hearing them talk to each other about something other than him!

In any case, I think you executed what you went with well! It was enjoyable to watch, and kept me engaged throughout, wanting to know what would happen. Nice work team :)

Who cares if this film is similar to the winner from a few years ago. Every film is similar to other films in some way or the other.
The things that makes films like this so enjoyable are the differences and small details. The Hilarious posters about the mints and how it tied it self up in a perfect wee twist, which was set-up out but bet no-one saw coming was great.
Cant wait to watch the film again. And I bet everyone who watched this film was swept up in the journey just like I was, enjoying every minute until that final scene:)
Great cinematography- great acting - great script. BOOM

For some reason this film gave some Rick and Morty Vibes - don't ask me why - but its quite apt as R+M is heavily multiverse. so bravo:)
A fun film which will have you cracking up... even if you're sitting at home alone watching it... eating 3 day old pizza... in your underwear... surrounded by cats...

Totally not speaking from experience.

Superb film

I started watching this for the second time to write the review and immediately remembered it from the heats. I think I actually enjoyed it more the second time around and it's quite a polished film. The idea of the guy putting himself in the "impossible situation" so to speak I think works well.
Everything is well shot and I think the biggest thing that I noticed was that there were moments where the editing could've been tighter and maybe the performances a bit bigger to really nail home the gravity of certain moments. For example, the ending could've just been a hard cut to him standing outside of the house instead of slowly walking away. I think their interactions with each other in that scene come off just a little bit too casual as well.
I guess such things are often subjective but I think stuff like that could've given the film an extra bit of polish.

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