KEROSENE CREEK

Short (13’)

Igniting young passions can sometimes be as explosive as kerosene.

In a hot river (Kerosene Creek), running through a deep forest a group of teenagers party.

One couple (Wiki and Sonny Boy) bring their younger siblings, Jayde and Mu who are best mates. It’s a volatile and incendiary mix - like kerosene itself. It starts off a day like many others. But what they see, and what happens in that place of heat and steam will change everything - forever. Through the three day funeral, Jayde must face farewelling Mu with their secret intact.

Premiere: Berlin International Film Festival, 2005

Credits

Directed by: Michael Bennett / Produced by: Catherine Fitzgerald / Screenplay by: Michael Bennett
Director of Photography: Leon Narbey / Editor: John Gilbert
Starring: Atarangi Manley, Darcey Ray Flavell Hudson, Miriama McDowell, Taungaroa Emile

Festivals & Awards

2005

Clermont-Ferrand Market Screening, France
Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
The New Zealand Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
National Geographic All Roads Film Festival
Buster International Film Festival For Children and Youth, Denmark
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Brisbane International Film Festival, Australia
ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Film Festival, Canada
Bilbao Film Festival, Spain
Prague Short Film Festival, Czech Republic
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan
Indigenous Film & Media Arts Festival, USA
Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada

2006

Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
Asia Society and Museum Festival, NY, USA
Lola Kenya Screen Festival, Kenya
Magma Short Film Festival, Rotorua, New Zealand

2007

Alaska Native Film Festival, Alaska