The Friend of My Friend

About the Project:

The Friend of my Friend is a short film following Taylor and Margo - who are both friends of a friend. When Finley, their only point of connection, dies right before their group trip to New York, the girls realize they’re as good as strangers. Left in an awkward situation, the pair set off to scatter Finley's ashes; struggling to navigate grief, plane tickets and the nature of their relationship. 

Why?

With most of us only recently graduated from High School, we’ve come to realize how much relationships tend to gravitate around convenience. With a lot of people fatigued after the crazy covid-enfused years, we often struggle to reach out, feeling guilty for letting friendships slip away. The film aims to ask: what will you fight for? And what will you let go? And whatever that is, maybe that’s ok.

The passion project of a group of students, we are looking to raise funds to cover gas/travel, food for our small (but amazing) team, festival submissions and hopefully a bit of koha for those who are helping us along the way.

We plan to start production in April, and have been very busy with pre-production in the meantime.

Meet the team :

Abigail Meads - Writer / Co-director / Executive producer

Abigail is a kiwi-asian creative focused in film/theatre. She was a part of SGCNZ’s Young Shakespeare Company 2022, travelling to and performing at the Globe in London after being selected from the West Auckland regionals with a self-directed piece. Armed with an eye for detail, as an avid writer, planner and day dreamer; she is excited to begin working with the super talented team.

Hirimaia Eketone - Producer/composer

Hirimaia is an established musician, studying jazz performance at Auckland University. Hirimaia has received multiple accolades for music including the Sir George Elliot Trust Scholarship as well as ‘Best arrangement’ and ‘Most outstanding musician’ at the Wellington Jazz project. You can spot them gigging around the Auckland scene.

Isla Sangl - Co-director

From an acting background, Isla is a cinema buff and aspires to create her own projects. In 2022, she was part of the SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company, which performed at the Globe Theatre in London. She will also be appearing in the upcoming TV show 'Blind Bitter Happiness.'