I Can't Stop Being Foolish

Do robots dream of mechanical owls? A young woman in distress wakes up to find she has a 'robot problem' in her apartment. As the wee ‘bots (resembling animated cuisenaire rods) cause mayhem, she calls for help on her rat-phone. Roused from the Winter Gardens, an exterminator and his giant caged owl come to the rescue. The promo was one of several shot for The Mint Chicks by Crystal Bear-winning short film director Sam Peacocke (Manurewa). To create the miniature robots, life-size puppets were shot in front of a green screen, then composited into the action.

Key Cast & Crew

Dylan Pharazyn

As: Exterminator

Sam Peacocke

Director, Editor

Susan Strongman

As: Woman in distress

Chris Elliott

Art Director

Curtis Baigent

Visual Effects

Sean Dekkers

Visual Effects