A marriage rots faster than the vines in this razor-sharp Kiwi short.
Disease ravages vines in ‘The Kiwifruit Capital of The World’. Buckling under the crisis, a husband wrongly blames his neighbour and lashes out. Seeing her husband transformed into a monster, his wife must decide if she will stay or go.
Acting
Robyn Malcolm's eyes do the entire screenplay's heavy lifting.
Direction
Medlock compresses a feature's worth of dread into 11 minutes.
Director
Natalie Medlock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Te Puke, New Zealand, actual kiwifruit country—locals reportedly found the premise uncomfortably plausible.
Robyn Malcolm (Trish) was simultaneously starring in NZ's biggest TV series; this was her 'palate cleanser' between seasons.
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