Dead Letters

During WWII the Post Office photographed letters, enabling mass mailing to soldiers via rolls of film. Post Office worker Ngaire (Yvette Reid) deals with mail for soldiers serving overseas. On this small, handsomely-framed canvas, writer-director Paolo Rotondo explores how war and distance affect relationships. Dead Letters makes a persuasive case that the memories preserved in words and film contain their own magic, even when that magic is tinged with sadness and death. It won best short screenplay at the 2006 New Zealand Screen Awards.

Key Cast & Crew

Fraser Brown

Producer, As: US Marine

Gemma Gracewood

Producer

Paolo Rotondo

Writer, Director

Will Harris

As: US Marine

Wickham Pack

As: Daisy

Curtis Vowell

As: US Marine