IWFF 2021

FROM STUDENT FINALISTS Shorts Block

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5 films in package
Growing Up Kiwi
With only 400 left in the wild, the Haast tokoeka has the unfortunate title of being the world's rarest kiwi. Follow Almer, this season's smallest chick, in his first year of life in a ground-breaking conservation program: ”Operation: Nest Egg.” Watch as he grows from a tiny ball of fluff into a 4 lb predator-fighting machine, and witness the dedication of the people striving to give him a chance at life.
Secrets of the Salamanders
An unlikely creature could be set to pass its amazing ability on to humans, the secret of regeneration. We just have to save the last 100 of them to make this a reality.
Life on the Rocks
At the mouth of the Firth of Forth in Scotland sits an ancient volcanic island, home to the world’s largest colony of gannets: the Bass Rock. For three years in the 1960s, June Nelson and her late husband Bryan called it their home, studying the birds and their behaviors. June reflects upon their time together and the catastrophic loss of global seabird populations in the years since.
Post-Film Discussion: Growing Up Kiwi, Keepers of the Shy Place, and Expedition Nautilus: Fiji
Join filmmakers, Madeleine Brennan and Gianna Savoie in conversation about three short films: Growing Up Kiwi, Keepers of the Shy Place, and Expedition Nautilist: Fiji. Gianna acted as Madeleine’s advisor on her film, a nominee in the best student film category--the two worked together in the Masters program at the University of Otago in New Zealand.
Post-Film Discussion: Life on the Rocks
Filmmaker George Pretty worked as a camera assistant in the industry before enrolling in the Masters program at the National School of Film and Television in Bristol. Life On The Rocks is the film he created to complete his degree and is among three student films in the 2021 IWFF line-up. Hear more about George's process and choices in making this elegant short film.

With only 400 left in the wild, the Haast tokoeka has the unfortunate title of being the world's rarest kiwi. Follow Almer, this season's smallest chick, in his first year of life in a ground-breaking conservation program: ”Operation: Nest Egg.” Watch as he grows from a tiny ball of fluff into a 4 lb predator-fighting machine, and witness the dedication of the people striving to give him a chance at life.


Part of the From Student Finalists Shorts Block along with Secrets of the Salamanders and Life on the Rocks.

  • Runtime
    31 minutes
  • Country
    New Zealand
  • Director
    Maddy Brennan
  • Producer
    Maddy Brennan
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