We got to watch this for the first time on the grand finals stream last night, and I know you said it maybe wasn't a comedy, but we laughed the whole way through, it was so funny.

There's that saying that 'love will move mountains' but I've always thought actually it should be petty revenge haha. The things humans can achieve while driven by pettiness!

I just found the whole film super relatable. And I love that it ended with him writing #2 partly because it spoiled the end again, but also it drove home the extent of his feelings. It's so frustrating to have something spoiled! It's rude, and he deserves his revenge! And wild author success along the way!

Congrats on your win :) I can't wait for this to become available so I can make everyone I know watch it.

This is an absolutely beautiful story. It has both a deep, powerful message - the last line brought tears to my eyes at the final - but great humour also ("I'll be your red flag" etc were great!). The balance is perfect - the interesting story and the humour carry the viewer along to the end, enjoying it all the way, until they are hit by the "punchline", the actual message of the film, what is really going on - which is a complete surprise - and this impacts so well because of all that excellent leadup, and the fact that it takes the audience by surprise. And the story being told in song takes it to an even higher level. Utterly brilliant.

It's a fun, quirky animation with fun songs that takes on the race against the clock in an interesting way. I have watched the short a few times now, and it's been enjoyable every time.

PlanetFox! I've been a big fan of your films for a very long time. I may not have always reviewed them but trust me I watched them, and your zany storylines, incredible makeup and fantastic technical skill has always seen me view you as a team with massive potential.

I take my hat off to you for this well deserved grand finalist film; one of the best scripts of the year and it rightly brought the house down at the Embassy.

There's a genuine knack to shooting an outdoor film in 48Hours and the key aspect rather than just getting a nice looking cinematic location is knowing how to frame for natural lighting. Here you got everything so absolutely bang on with your desolate landscape that I truly believed we were in the midst of the wild west gold rush era with bandits and most wanted signs aplenty. Costuming was pitch perfect too.

A horse allergic to an apple and replaced with a pantomime goggle eyed filly costume with the killers inside? Yeah the setup was absolutely gold, and the jokes hit throughout.

I honestly didn't see the ending coming and felt that it was pitch perfect classic kiwi humour which I'm all about in this competition.

Fuck the haters, you don't need to change a thing to make a more serious toned film for this competition to 'do better'. Guerilla incredibly strange film making at its finest.

This is such a sweet story with a lovely message. I think the most wholesome 48 hour film I've ever seen and a well deserved win for the competition this year! The ladybug and spider are both so cute.

It's always excellent when people act as themselves - when children act as children, and old people act as old people. I loved how the actors were happy to make fun of themselves, and lean into the caricature of old people in a rest home. It was a very fresh film because the actors and the setting were so different to anything else. Very enjoyable to watch, and it would have been even more enjoyable to make!

I saw this at the Grand Finals and was impressed.
To stand out at that level is tough, but this was classy in every aspect.
Strong story, well-acted, well-shot, and hit all the marks it set out to.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and want to congratulate the team behind it. Superb.

Such a great film. An absolute standout at the Grand Finals.
The story was well set up, and the actors took us with them beautifully.
Cinematography was crisp throughout.
Well worth a rewatch, or two

Horror movie vibe. Unsettling. No jump scares.