MY FRIEND MICHAEL JONES
Directed by Ian Leaupepe, Samson RamboCast: Villa Junior Lemanu, Luciane Buchanan, Jeremiah Tauamiti, Theo David
- SHORT FILMS
- New Zealand
- Coming-of-Age, Drama, Lesbian, Native/Indigenous Peoples, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, Social Issue/Activism
- English, Samoan
- Subtitled
- 2018
- 15 mins
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Director Bio
Samson Rambo and Ian Leaupepe are New Zealand–born Samoan filmmakers based in South Auckland. My Friend Michael Jones is their first professional short film project. In October 2018, My Friend Michael Jones became Oscar-qualified, winning three awards (Best NZ Film, Best Actor, Best Screenplay) at Academy Award–accredited Show Me Shorts Film Festival and had its international premiere in Toronto at ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, where it was awarded the Moon Jury Prize.
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