This was a technically sound film, well-lit, well-shot, well-acted. The opening was good at capturing attention and drawing you into the story.

The performances were great, and it was a enjoyable watch being so technically clean. I found the story a little bit confusing--it can be hard to do symbolic elements in 48Hours as you don't get as much time to make sure the implicit things comes across clearly. I wasn't sure how when he hesitated and didn't save his colleague, that it opened the portal in his mind for 'her' that his bad choice was the ticket to his redemption? But perhaps I misunderstood that part.

Solid technical effort and performances, and overall an enjoyable watch!

A charming animated musical by Pastafarian Productions, exploring with great care the anxiety of getting something important off one's chest via some fairly universal themes.

Long distance relationships are tough, and tougher still when built on a foundation of exciting but dangerous activities such as bounty hunting. Quickly Hannah Taylor grabs our attention by raising a dramatic question that propels the film... we as an audience wonder why the hesitation about something so fun and exciting? It offers a really interesting dynamic of the open star-filled expanse of space and a colourful alien creature with some human drama. A smart choice.

But with a quick reveal, shock and vomit, an interdimensional portal kickstarts the film into overdrive and we get into the meat of the film exploring familial responsibilities and reminders that people don't change, they grow. Or sometimes revert back to habit by zapping Zords.

I loved the colour play in the film and thought the story was engaging and funny. Animation is tough as nails to do in 48 let alone develop well rounded characters so that was a huge plus for what I loved about the film. Songs catchy AF as well!

For me just 2 very minor nitpicks. One was the edit which was amazing in the video call, cutting and breaking up at just the right moment to make a believable, raw intimate conversation, and continued oh so well to holding the child...I just wondered if Blarg should have shown a little bit more emotion to match the songs and action on screen? Again very minor nitpick!

The other is kind of to drive home the upbeat emotional resonance of the song "Zap It out" some close ups or cinematic shots would have done wonders for mine instead of staying on the static plane. Your mastery of 2d animation if sublime, but some more movement would have elevated the film even further I think. It worked well for the match cut of course by staying on the same said plane.

Ps this might just be the best warning in the whole competition this year. Love your work Hannah!

Loved the splitscreen song!!!!

It was a fun film, I enjoyed the character designs this year and the music told the story well.

"Ashley has been asked to learn the family business, but does he have what it takes?"

Loved this film, the original script, the surprise moments of pregnancy and the split screen duet where all simply brilliant. The 'Warning' was super hilarious and
form me the highlight moment for a good belly chuckle. (The way that Stella reads it out is so well timed).

Very nice little animation. Nice breath of fresh air after watching hours of meat flesh…. I mean human actors. :p

A great piece of kiwi cinema! 10 out of 10 must see.

There is a nice foundation of an idea in this one, I like the title of the film as well. It just has that 48-hour roughness which has its charm but there are little tweaks that could have made a big difference here.
Shooting some close-ups for the more dramatic bits would help create something with better pacing. It also means you don't have to zoom in mid-shot. Transitions can be good sometimes but they shouldn't be overused. I guess the story could've used a little clarity as well by hinting at the resolve earlier in the film.
Overall I can see that your instincts are in a good place.