WINNER OF 4 AWARDS AT THE WAIROA MORI FILM FESTIVAL

INCLUDING
BEST SHORT FILM
 DIRECTORS COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION SHOOTING FORMAT
Jared Flitcroft and Jack ODonnell New Zealand RED Dragon

PRODUCER DATE OF COMPLETION SCREENING FORMATS

Ashleigh Flynn 1st March 2017 DCP/DVD/Blu-Ray

PRODUCTION COMPANY GENRE/DURATION RATIO/PRESENTATION

Odd Socks Productions Drama/ 8 Mins 39 Seconds 2K / 2:35:1 Scope / Colour
5.1 Suround /English Subtitles

Tagline: Ever seen the haka in silence?

Synopsis:
Tama is the result of a unique collaboration between Deaf and hearing filmmakers.

Tama is about a young indigenous Deaf boy who tries to perform the traditional Mori
war dance, the Haka, silently. He is isolated within his family where communication is
challenging. On a near-fatal car trip, Tama has to confront his father and in his struggle,
he begins to grow from an undervalued youth into a proud young man.

Directors Statement:
We used strong reverberation in the soundmix so that Deaf and hearing audiences can
feel, rather than hear, the sound when Tama performs his silent Haka. The collaboration
between a Deaf and hearing director is unique and we both brought our own strengths to
the film. Jareds strong sense of visual story telling and direction of our Deaf actor gave
this film a unique voice. Jacks ability to direct hearing actors and create a strong sound-
scape helped our combined vision come to life.
Jared Flitcroft
Director

Jared Flitcroft is a Deaf indigenous film maker from Wellington, New Zealand. He
graduated from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Media Studies. He was also the
first Deaf person to graduate from the New Zealand Film and Television School.
Since then, Jared has been writing, directing and working on sets of numerous films.

Jared is the chairperson of New Zealand Deaf Film Inc. where he leads a team through
workshops and collaborations with film industry professionals. He also chairs the
New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival which runs biannually.

Jared had the idea to create Tama when he was sixteen years old. He wanted to tell the
story about a Mori Deaf boy who wants to learn the Haka. This is his first
collaboration with a hearing director.

Currently based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Jack ODonnell
Director

A graduate of Victoria University of Wellington with a Degree in Film, Theatre and

English, Jack ODonnell has made a number of short films, documentaries and music
videos prior to and following his studies. His first professionally directed film,
Copper, (2014), was selected for several international film festivals, including the
Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival (2014) and the Rome CINDEAF Film Festival (2015).
His most recent short film, Tama (2017), which he co-directed with Deaf filmmaker Jared
Flitcroft, won four awards at the Wairoa Mori Film Festival, and has since gone on to
screen in film festivals around New Zealand.

Jack works as a videographer; filming and editing corporate videos, theatre productions,
weddings, and special events. He is currently in post-production on a feature length
documentary about the Deaf / hearing theatre company Odd Socks Productions, and is
in pre-production on the upcoming documentary, The Maata Project.

Based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Ashleigh Flynn
Producer

Ashleigh is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington with a Degree in Theatre.

She has been involved in producing and directing theatre in Wellington, including
Running with Ghosts in the 2013 Fringe Festival.

Ashleigh produced Tama (2017), and is currently producing other short films. Ashleigh
works in the Art Department at Weta Digital, recently contributing to the visual effects on
Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume Two (2017) and War For the Planet of the
Apes (2017).

She is currently producing documentaries of New Zealand stories including,

The Odd Socks Story and The Maata Project.

Based in Wellington, New Zealand.

 CREDITS
Directed by JARED FLITCROFT & JACK ODONNELL
Written By JARED FLITCROFT, JACK ODONNELL
AND DAVID HANSEN
Produced by ASHLEIGH FLYNN
Executive Producer NICOLA CLEMENTS
Cinematographer JESSICA CHARLTON
Production Designer MAZ MACE
Editor HELEN BRASTING & JACK ODONNELL
Composer TOM MCLEOD

TamaERIC MATTHEWS On-Set NZSL Interpreter HANA MAGUIRE

HoneROBERT LLOYD On-Set NZSL Communicator VINNY THOMPSON
RongoRUAUMOKO TOATOA
Extras
BERNARD BLACKBURN Set Decorator ROGER AWHIMATE
LISA PERIGO-BLACKBURN Art Assistant CHLOE TWEDDLE
RUBY PERIGO-BLACKBURN 1st Assistant Camera NICOLE WINER
HAZEL PERIGO-BLACKBURN 2nd Assistant Camera SEANNE CULHANE
Phone Haka ROBBIE LEE MATTHEWS Aerial Cinematography SKYHOOK
Key Grip BRETT SAUNDERS
Associate Producer JOHNNY CRAWFORD Grip LEE SCOTT
First Assistant Director ROSIE HOWELLS Best Boy SOPHIE LLOYD
Line Producer TASHA SHARP LX Assistant ALEX MCKENNA
Unit Production Manager SAM COTTER-DEPHOFF LX Assistant ARIEL SCOTT
Stunt Coordinator JETT RANCHHOD
Senior Sound Editor TRENT WILLIAMS
Production Sound AARON DAVIS

Makeup Artist MATILDA STVENBORG Pre-Production NZSL Interpreters ELINOR CUTTIFORD

ERIKA GESMUNDO
Unit JOANNE BECKER
GAVIN TRACEY
Catering KERRIN REEVES
DAVID ODONNELL
Production Runner GARRETT FITZGERALD
JOSH HINGSTON
Stills Photographer ASHLEIGH FLYNN
Pre-Production Supervisor MELISSA DODDS
Script Consultant GREGORY DAVID KING
Script Supervisor JESSE GONZALES
Storyboard Artist LARA FRIZZELL
MELISSA SUTTON
KELLY HODGINS
ANGELA MURRAY
SARAN GOLDIE-ANDERSON
Pre-Production NZSL Communicator NICOLA CLEMENTS
Financial Advisor MEGAN MELVIN
Insurance Provider VERO LIABILITY INSURANCE LTD
Colourist GARETH EVANS
Score Supervisor SARAH LINEHAM
Re-Recording Mixer TRENT WILLIAMS
Data Wrangler HELEN BRASTING
Opening Title SIMON RYAN
End Credits SEANNE CULHANE

SPECIAL THANKS ALBERT BELZ

AARON LY
ALUN BOLLINGER AMBER SHAW
ANNIE FREAR BEN JOHNSON-FREW
BEN ANDERSON BRENDA VAN DER VEEN
BRUCE GILLIES CAII MICHELLE BAKER
CHERIE AND GRANT TOATOA CRAIG BECKER
DARRYL LONGSTAFFE DAVID SUMMERFIELD
DJ MAIHI GEORGINA DICKSON
HELEN BOLLINGER JANE FLETCHER
JED FRIEL BOOSTED JEPHA KREIG
JONNIE STEPHENSON EMERGING ARTISTS TRUST JOS BRYANT
JUDE MCLAREN HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH KAREN POINTON
KATE RICKETTS FILM WELLINGTON KATIE FROST
KELLY KILGOUR NEW ZEALAND FILM SCHOOL KIAN SHARP
KIMBERLEY MCCOMBIE THE PRO ACTORS LALA ROLLS
MARGO JANKE-GILMAN STARNOWTAUTOKO FM MARIKA PRATLEY
MICAH SHARP TOI PONEKE ARTS CENTRE MIHAKA LEMON
MIRANDA HARCOURT CREATIVE COMMUNITIES, WELLINTON NADIA FLITCROFT
NADINE CLEMENT NICOLS GOMBINSKY
PATRICIA MOANA LEMON PAUL WOLFFRAM
PETER AND JUNE JACKSON RICKY WOODS
ROBIN LAING ROSIE ALLDRIDGE
RYAN CASSIDY SALLY THORBURN
SHREYASEE HALDER SIN REYNOLDS
SIMON BAUMFIELD SIMON BOWDEN
SLAYTON BOURDON SOPHIE HAMBLETON
TANEMAHUTA GRAY TAYLOR SANDERS
TIM GORDON TONY BLACK
VICKI YOUNG VICTORIA MANNING
WARREN BRYANT WILLIE MAIHI
 AWARDS:
WAIROA MORI FILM FESTIVAL
-BEST SHORT FILM
-BEST ACTOR
-AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
-T-TAHITI PRIZE

SCREENINGS 2017:
New Zealand International Film Festival
Wairoa Mori Film Festival, New Zealand
Whau Pacific Short Film Festival , New Zealand
Asinabaka Film Festival, Canada
Autochtone Film Festival, Canada

Upcoming Film Festivals 2017:

Show Me Shorts Film Festival, New Zealand (Academy Award Qualifier)
Adelaide International Film Festival, Australia
Hawaii International Film Festival
CINEDEAF Film Festival, Italy
T-Tahiti Film Festival, Tahiti

REPRESENTATION

Ashleigh Flynn
Producer
tamashort@gmail.com

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