They say many hands make light work, and for one Dunedin film this has certainly rung true.
Produced by the Octagon Short Film Trust, the project received unprecedented support from film-makers, the Dunedin City Council, Dunedin Public Hospital and a range of hospitality and transportation businesses.
From locations and buses, to props, food and equipment, the film was given it all.
Producer Aaron Watson said people simply fell in love with the compelling story of Anna, a Dunedin student played by Victoria Bernard, who was given the task of collecting her uncle's heart and taking it to her grandmother's funeral in Invercargill.
"We are not trying to make a controversial film. It's the story of a normal young girl who is given a rather abnormal task," he said.
Crew from Dunedin, Queenstown and Australia, including award-winning director Jackie van Beek, director of photography for Boy Adam Clark, and gaffer and owner-operator of Local Action Brett Mills, joined forces for the film.
Mr Watson hoped it would herald the resurgence of feature film productions in Dunedin.
The city had reached a "critical mass" of interested and talented people and he wanted it to be a film-making hub.
"We've got locations, we've got crew, we've got actors. Why can't we tell our own stories?"
He wanted the film industry to stand up, take notice, and allow funding to move south to enable bigger films to be made here.
