From The Same Director...

Eagle Vs Shark:

"Finding love was never so...awkward."

EAGLE VS. SHARK, directed by Taika Waititi (Two Cars, One Night and BOY), is a wry comedy that chronicles the quirky romance of two awkward misfits, Lily, a shy fast-food restaurant cashier, and her crush, Jarrod, an electronic store clerk. 

On the day Lily gets fired from her job at Meaty Boy, she musters up the courage to attend Jarrod's annual "come as your favorite animal" costume party. 

The dressy affair sparks the beginnings of a romance as well as a small journey for the pair to Jarrod's quiet hometown, in which Jarrod plans to seek revenge on an old nemesis and where Lily unwittingly finds herself stranded amongst Jarrod's family of eccentrics.

Two Cars, One Night:

Nominated for a 2005 (77th) Academy Award in the "Best Live Action Short" category. 

Boy...

Contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand film...

The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand, Thriller is changing kids lives. 

Inspired by the Oscar nominated Two Cars, One Night, BOY is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale about heroes, magic and Michael Jackson.

Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan.

Boy's other hero, his father, Alamein, is the subject of Boys' fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson (he can even dance like him). 

In reality hes in the can for robbery.
 

When Alamein returns home after 7 years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for.

Starring Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, James Rolleston, Taika Waititi

Directed/Written by Taika Waititi ('Eagle Vs Shark', TV's 'Flight of the Conchords')

www.boythemovie.co.nz