A natural history film telling the "dramatic tale" of a
40-year relationship between a pair of elderly tuataras is
one of two University of Otago student films to make the
finals of an international film festival.
The films by the Masters students were selected for the
"newcomers award" by the natural history film festival
WildScreen, which is held in Bristol in the United Kingdom.
Love in Cold Blood, produced by natural history
film-making students Jane Adcroft and Carla Braun-Elwert,
tells the story of the "on-again off-again" courtship between
elderly tuataras, Henry, aged 111, and Mildred, aged 80.
Carving the Future, the other film to be selected, was
produced by science communication students Nick Holmes and
Guy Ryan.
The documentary profiles three "passionate" young New
Zealanders as they lead projects "driving positive social
change".
Otago University director of science communication Prof Lloyd
Spencer Davis said he was delighted two student films were
chosen for the festival.
"To have one of our student films as a finalist in each of
the last three biennial WildScreen competitions is terrific,
and to have two films as finalists simultaneously is almost
unbelievable," Prof Davis said.
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