JUNIPER
FEATURE FILM
GENRE: Drama
NZ THEATRICAL RELEASE: 28 OCTOBER 2021
RUNNING TIME: 94 MINS
On returning home from boarding school, a self-destructive teenager discovers his gin-soaked grandmother has moved in. A battle of wills ensues which enables him to embrace life again, and her to face her own mortality.
KEY PERSONNEL:
Writer/Director: Matthew Saville
Producer: Desray Armstrong, Angela Littlejohn
Script Editor: Katherine Fry
NZ Casting Director: Miranda Rivers
D.O.P: Marty Williams
Production Designer: Chris Elliot
Costume Designer: Jane Holland & Jaindra Watson
Make Up Designer: Stefan Knight
1st Asst. Director: Robin Wilson
Location Manager: Kayleighsha Wharton
Editor: Peter Roberts
Sound designer: Gareth Van Niekerk
Composers: Marlon Williams & Mark Perkins
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Márton Csókás, George Ferrier, Edith Poor
ANZ Distribution: Transmission
International Sales: Celsius Entertainment
Made in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
2021 International Panorama Competition Best Actress in a Leading Role, Charlotte Rampling – BIF&AST Bari International Film Festival
2021 Special Presentation – FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival
2021 CINÉFEST – Sudbury International Film Festival
2021 Edmonton International Film Festival
2021 Brisbane International Film Festival
2021 Current Waves Programme – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
2022 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival
2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival