Squeegee Bandit, 75 minutes
Producer Rhonda Kite & Sandor Lau; Director Sandor Lau
Winner: Judge’s Choice Award
Starfish is a Maori man who survives by washing windows at intersections on the mean streets of South Auckland. He’s a born hustler with an extreme personality, magnetic charisma, infectious humour, and a vicious temper. Contains strong language.

Super8Man, 10 minutes
Producer / Director Alexandra Porter
2nd in People’s Choice Award
Super8Man’s camera is poised for the ultimate shot of a bird in flight. Propelled into a cyclical journey, his focus literally remains on infinity.

Voie d’eau, 11 minutes
Producer La Femis; Director Mathieu-David Cournot
Nominee: Short Film Award
Sarah won’t answer the phone anymore. She lost her unborn child. Lying next to the cradle, she is drifting…until she puts her finger in a glass of water and discovers that she can travel to some unknown underwater world.

Kayaks on the Roof of the World, 28 minutes
Producer / Director Sharyn Smith & Chris Jones
Winner: Culture & Environment Award
In 2005 a group of kayakers journeyed to the remote and wild Parlung Tsangpo in Eastern Tibet to attempt the first descent of the river. While the expedition members challenge high altitude and difficult whitewater, for the first time ever, a small group of Tibetans are learning to kayak and discovering the joys and frustrations of river running.