The Bar

In The Bar, a who's who of the 1990s Kiwi acting community play punters at an Auckland bar. Director Dorthe Scheffmann (Vermilion) made the short film at infamous Ponsonby pub SPQR, which she co-owned. A handheld camera weaves in and around the space, as a drug dealer and his friend (Peter Tait and Bruce Hopkins) talk business; yuppies hold forth on political issues (Peter Elliott, Harry Sinclair and Simon Prast); and a couple (Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst) try to hold their relationship together. Goodbye Pork Pie star Kelly Johnson plays the bartender.

So what do you say to a spot of business?

– A drug dealer (Peter Tait) gets the ball rolling at SPQR

Key Cast & Crew

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

As: Woman discussing break up

Peter Tait

As: Peter (drug dealer)

Sophia Hawthorne

As: Flirting Woman

Peter Elliott

As: Man who buys champagne

Donogh Rees

As: Sarah (woman wanting baby)

Dorthe Scheffmann

Director, Producer