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MILLIE LIES LOW

FEATURE FILM

GENRE:  Drama Comedy

STATUS: NEW ZEALAND RELEASE 29 SEPTEMBER 2022

RUNNING TIME: 1 HR 40 MINS 4 SEC

After missing her flight to a prestigious internship, an anxiety-ridden architecture grad fakes being in New York while lying low in her home town scrounging for another ticket.

KEY PERSONNEL:

Writer/Director:                Michelle Savill  

Co-Writer:                          Eli Kent

Producers:                         Desray Armstrong, Angela Littlejohn 

Script Consultant:           Kate Leys

Casting Director              Tina Cleary 

D.O.P:                                  Andrew Stroud

Production Designer:    Heather Hayward

Costume Designers:      Gabrielle Stevenson, Sara Beale

Make Up Designer:        Catherine Maguire

1st Assist Director:          Tony Simpson

Location Manager          Dylan Gullery

Editor:                                Dan Kircher

Sound Designer:             James Hayday

Composer:                        Evelyn Ida Morris

Cast:                                   Ana Scotney, Rachel House, Chris Alosio, Jillian Nguyen, Sam Cotton

ANZ Distribution:           Rialto

International Sales:        Reason8

Made in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission.

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

2021 Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival 

2022 Generation 14plus – Berlinale

2022 Narrative Spotlight – SXSW Film Festival

2022 Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman, International Narrative Competition

– Cleveland International Film Festival – In Competition

2022 International Narrative Competition – Sydney Film Festival

2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival

2022 Māoriland Film Festival

2022 Melbourne International Film Festival

2022 Hawai’i International Film Festival

2022 San Diego Asian Film Festival

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