| A Little Death | |
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| English | A Little Death |
| Directed by | Simon Perkins Paul Swadel |
| Written by | Simon Perkins Paul Swadel |
| Screenplay by | Simon Perkins Paul Swadel |
| Story by | Simon Perkins Paul Swadel |
| Produced by | James Wallace |
| Starring | Jed Brophy Josephine Davison |
| Cinematography | Peter Bannan |
| Edited by | Peter Evans |
| Music by | Dave Whitehead |
Production | James Wallace Productions |
| Distributed by | Creative New Zealand |
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Running time | 10:52 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Budget | (NZD) $13643 |
A Little Death is a 16mm short film that was created by Simon Perkins and Paul Swadel in 1995.[1] The film was nominated for Best Short Film in the New Zealand Film and TV Awards in 1995. Its concept evolved from an earlier idea called 'Into The Void', which involve a male character walking in on his lover in bed with another. The interest of the idea centred on the ambiguity of the lover's gender, and by inference the sexual orientation of the observer.[2][3]
The film has been recognised as one of a select number of early NZ short films which pushed the envelope in terms of visual design and cinematic language.
The script for this film was written as a Beatscript[4][5] rather than a conventional screenplay. The film has been cited as one of a select number of shorts that heralded The Coming of Age of The New Zealand Short Film (Paul Shannon, 1995).
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