HEADLANDS Production

HEADLANDS is a short film anthology illuminating anxiety. Fingers crossed - and with your support – it’s about to become a reality…

The project has been three years in development. In 2019 there was a Boosted crowdfunding campaign here. Thank you so much, all you lovely people who contributed!

The proceeds from that campaign got combined with support from The Body Shop, Creative New Zealand, the Health Promotion Agency (HPA), University of Auckland and NZ On Air to help get us to this exciting point.

We now have nine fantastic finished scripts and production teams raring to go in 2022. We have platform support from RNZ and Attitude Live. And we have a production funding application in front of NZ On Air.

A key consideration for NZ On Air will be the level of funding we have raised from other sources. The more we have raised from elsewhere the more likely they will say yes to funding HEADLANDS Production.

So that’s why we’re here, asking again for your support!

HEADLANDS appeals to broad audiences by reflecting the experiences of those among us who have lived with anxiety. We are all either one of those people or close to one. The films connect to viewers with insight, compassion, relatability, hope, depth and humour.

Like Modern Love, each story engages you through a personal journey inspired by an essay. Nine contributing writers to Naomi Arnold’s ground-breaking Headlands: New Stories of Anxiety have partnered with nine proven emerging directors. The result is like a concept album. The stories stand alone, averaging 12 minutes in duration. Together they weave threads of a collective fabric, honouring the unease in our lives.

TEAM HEADLANDS

Lead Producer: David Jacobs

Co-Producer / Line Producer: Alix Whittaker

Story Advisor: Fiona Samuel

Casting Director: Christina Asher

Directors:

Nicky Cameron

Harvey Hayes

Ella Hope-Higginson

Ellen Jones-Poole

Harriett Maire 

Mia Maramara

Stella Reid

Isaiah Tour

Claire van Beek

Writers:

Bonnie Etherington

D.A. Glynn

Kate Kennedy

Eamonn Marra

Lee Murray

Madeline Reid

Susan Strongman

Kerry Sunderland

Holly Walker

The Body Shop is a match donor for HEADLANDS. They will match your contributions up to the value of $5556.

That will take us to our initial funding target. Then we’d really like to go for more so we can make the best possible case to NZ On Air. And if another match donor would like to come on board that would be awesome!

Donations from NZ income earners qualify for a 33% tax credit from the IRD with a receipt automatically provided by The Arts Foundation, which is a registered charity.