A group of young pickpockets run a tight operation in a train station, until one decides she wants to escape.
Hand: Short Film
2113 Creatives collaborated with Cannes award-winning filmmaker Stephen Kang to produce a short film about a group of young pickpockets who run a tight operation in a train station. Funded by Toi Whakaari, Wellington City Council and Gen Energy. The film was a Semi Finalist at the New York Indie Shorts Awards, a Semi Finalist at Indie Shorts Awards Cannes, a Semi Finalist at Venezia Shorts, and Official Selection at Down Under Berlin Film Festival and Short to the Point ISFF Awards.
WE CREATED:
1x narrative short film (15 mins running time)
15x BTS images
1x festival trailer
DIRECTOR’S BIO:
Born in South Korea, grew up in New Zealand. Kang’s short film Blue – the tale of a fallen TV mascot – won the Grand Prix at 2011 Cannes Critics’ Week and travelled numerous film festivals around the globe. Kang’s micro budget feature Desert debuted at 2010 Busan International Film Festival and later released in local cinemas. Stephen represented New Zealand at the Berlinale Talent Campus and also received the honour of an Asian Producer’s Network Award. Most recently he finished shooting a New Zealand Film Commission funded short film, Breathe.
BONUS CONTENT:
Watch this behind-the-scenes video from our sponsors, Gen Energy.
CREDITS
Written & Directed by:
Stephen Kang
Produced by:
Jack Barry & Miryam Jacobi
Executive Producer:
Vaughan Slinn
Director of Photography:
Tim Flower
Consulting Producer:
Brita McVeigh
Editor:
Richard Shaw
Starring:
Karishma Grebneff, Awa Puna, Tāne Rolfe, Ben Ashby, Ola Ratka, Jehangir Homavazir, Elisabeth Marschall,
Choreographer:
Amber Liberté
Costume Designer:
Monique Bartosh
Art Director:
Rio Tuson
First Assistant Director:
Paul Grinder
Second Assistant Director:
Harriett Guy
Extras Casting Coordinator:
Mark Whittet
Locations Manager:
Monique Gilmour
Production Coordinator:
Myles Knowles
First Assistant Camera:
Ethan James
Second Assistant Camera:
Taniora Tamati-Rakete
Steadicam Operator:
Tim Butters
Gaffer:
Jack Barry
Best Boy:
Mattias Inwood
Sound Recordist:
James Dunlop
Assistant Costume:
Ruby Longworth & Rhys Tunley
Post Supervisors:
James Brookes & Mark Taylor
Colourist:
Julian Dyson
DIT:
Brandon Hermitte & Samuel Collings
Online Editor:
Joss Hardman
Re-recording Mixer:
Alex Chalcoff
Post Production Coordinator:
Amelia Watts
Sound Design:
Alex Chalcoff & Luana Barnes
Sound Design:
Alex Chalcoff & Luana Barnes
ADR Record and Edit:
Luana Barnes
QC:
Misha Yakovlev
Graphics:
Luke Ross
Made with support from:
Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School, Wellington City Council, Gen Energy, Rocket Rentals and Department of Post