• Egg Cup Requiem

    Directed by Prisca Bouchet, Nick Mayow
    New Zealand | 12 minutes |

A collector reveals the story behind his lifelong obsession.

In competition for Best Documentary Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Prisca Bouchet, Nick Mayow
Producers: Prisca Bouchet, Nick Mayow
Screenwriter: Prisca Bouchet, Nick Mayow
Cinematographers: Prisca Bouchet
Editor: Nick Mayow
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Year: 2019
Running Time: 12 minutes
Awards: Best New Zealand Short Film, New Zealand International Film Festival; Honourable Mention for Best Short Documentary, Cork Film Festival
Primary Company: Loom Films
Contact Email: priscaloomfilms@gmail.com
Website: https://www.loomfilms.co.nz/

director biography

New Zealand based directors Prisca Bouchet and Nick Mayow's first short documentary Le Taxidermiste was awarded Special Jury Mention at Doc NYC 2014 and Special Jury Mention at the 2014 New Orleans Film Festival. Their 2017 film AFTER LIFE won Best Documentary at the Tampere Film Festival and Best Short Documentary at the 2017 Calgary International Film Festival. AFTER LIFE also screened at major festivals including: Cork, Open City Documentary Festival and Athens, Ohio. Their first long-form documentary Section 501 screened on MTS, New Zealand in 2018.

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