Neighbours

"Neighbours" is a 6–8-minute short film that follows Alex, a struggling painter, and his snarky landlord, Joanna. When Joanna accidentally stumbles upon Alex's paintings, she is surprised by their beauty and discovers his artistic passion. Feeling guilty for her previous harshness, she decides to paint with him. As they spend time together, their walls come down, and an unlikely friendship blooms, proving that misunderstanding can lead to unexpected connections.  

Our film will focus on using watercolour paintings as a medium to connect our two main characters and tell the story. It will be an emotional and visual piece of work.    

This project is made-by and completely funded by students. Your donations are vital to the production of our film and creative direction.  

WHAT YOUR DONATION WILL FUND 

• Accommodation fees (We need to do two days of filming in Matakana, so may need to stay there for a night)   
• Petrol   
• On-set catering for our cast and crew 
• Props   
• Koha for our actors and actress   
• Entry fees for film festivals   

Crew:  

We are a group of AUT third-year students, who have teamed up to produce the final film project for our bachelor's degree.    

Writer & Director: Kaiyu Zeng   

Producer: Abby Guild   

Director of Photography: Mitchell Ireland   

Thank you :)   

We greatly appreciate your kindness of support and donations. All donors will be named in the ending credits.  

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