AFTER WONDERLAND at CANNES 2015

This year at the 68 Cannes Film Festival and exhibiting as part of the Short Film Corner is our short film AFTER WONDERLAND. It will be available for all to view, at the digital library and in small screening sessions. Congrats to all the team of cast and crew who worked hard to enable this to happen.

After Wonderland Trailer

NZ Herald March 17 2015

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11418809

AAP NZWIRE Interviews 18 March 2015

http://one.aap.com.au/#/search/Linda%20Darby

Times 9 March 2015

http://www.times.co.nz/news/linda-in-limelight.html?fb_action_ids=10152669793792213&fb_action_types=og.likes

Day 1 20 March 2014

Shoot DAY 1

Cell location AM
Musick Point cliff top location PM


Starting off on an easy scene was good for the team.  Getting the feel for
working with each other again.
AM
Morgan Albrect - Alice
Sean O'connor - Lionel (Alice's father)
Dave Arrow - Prison warden

PM
Morgan Albrect - Alice
Aaron McGreagor - Dylan

On a beautiful sunny afternoon we filmed the opening scene of Alice and Dylan on the cliff top.

Alice and Dylan share a happy intimate moment on the cliff top above the ocean.

Day one went really well.  Sound (Shane Deed) dealt with many boats, planes and sea birds
in his quest to catch clean sound.  The crew and cast were happy the project was underway.

Linda Darby - DIRECTOR

    

Linda Darby has worked in various positions in the film industry on both sides of the camera; with performance and Directing. She directed several short films for BA Hons 'Mackerel' and 'Velveteen' ,
In 2008 she began a full time BA in Media Studies at the University of Auckland. In 2012, she completed my BA Honours in Screen Production, and in 2014, completed a Masters of Arts, also in Screen Production; with the project After Wonderland.
(Best Actress Nomination NZ Film Awards 2014)
(Short Film Corner 68th Festival de Cannes)

She have 8 screen projects since 2003 as Creative Director of Brightspark Creative Media Ltd. Beginning with live puppet theatre, and then progressing into moving image work in 2007.

Eleven independent projects have been funded by Creative New Zealand Communities since 2003.

As Art and Production designer she receives great satisfaction in devising set, costume and credit designs.

As a Writer/Director, she enjoys telling social realism stories with conflict between the generations within the family dynamic. Emotive stories, which knit the heart with a thread of hope.

    My inspiration for After Wonderland originates from a rich canvas of personal and observed experience.  You can contact Linda on   darbybrightspark@yahoo.com.