This is the second of two short films created by Film for Change Aotearoa as part of the it matters! campaign (www.itmatters.org.nz). The campaign is an initiative of Platform Trust that aims to highlight the ‘elephant in the room’ - the need to improve the support available to people experiencing mental health and addictions issues in New Zealand. This second film, starring Sia Trokenheim, shows just how hard we have to work to ignore a problem. Both films aim to encourage a groundswell of public support for this issue to prompt political action.
Crew
Lucy Allan - Director, Screenwriter
Tasman Roy - Producer
Helen Anderson - Story idea
Hans Weston - Director of Photography
Gabriel Herrera - Editor
Isabella Grigg-Eyley - Lighting technician, Camera Assistant
Elizabeth Medina - Sound Recorder, Production Assistant
Ella Steele - Production Assistant
Anna Wallace - Behind the Scenes
Catriona McLagan - Executive Producer
Tamas Molnar - Executive Producer
Music - audioblocks.com
Auckland unit
Taimi Allan - Director, Key Grip
Neesha Brenner - Camera
Kieran Morehead - Best boy
Maza White - Makeup
Cast
Sia Trokenheim
Paul Craze - “Dad”
Stephanie Garvey - “Mum”
Peyton Morete - “Daughter”
Tulima Nonu - “Son”
Jacob Allan - “Ellie” the elephant
Special thanks
Tigerstew Productions
Changing Minds
