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The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Short Film (Full Length) – 2009
In this award-winning short film, eight-year-old Andy’s make-believe superhero world gets a reality check: he has to confront playground bullies and the headmaster in order to rescue his pride, and his only friend. The gutsy outsider’s trails in the playground were inspired by filmmakers Mark Albiston's and Louis Sutherland’s upbringing on the Kapiti Coast. The film was a breakout festival hit. Amongst a haul of awards collected in its brown satchel were a win at Sundance, and special distinctions at Cannes and Berlin. It was invited to more than 80 festivals around the world.
If you can work with a child for a week, eight hours a day, then you can work with anyone —we’re going to work with magpies in our next film!– Co-director Louis Sutherland, in an Idealog interview, muses on working with children and animals
Key Cast & Crew
Oscar Vandy-Connor
Wendy Cuthbert
Mark Albiston
Connan Hosford (aka Connan Mockasin)
Celina Russo-Bewick
Louis Sutherland
Produced by
Sticky Pictures
Acknowledgements
Made in association with the Short Film Fund of the NZ Film Commission
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