Robber’s Dog director Sam Peacock’s debut film Manurewa wins Best Short at Berlin Film Festival

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Screen shot 2011-01-17 at 12.37.53 PM.jpgRobber’s Dog director Sam Peacocke’s debut short film Manurewa has won a Crystal Bear for Best Short Film in the Generation Program at the 61st Berlin Film Festival.   

 

The judges were impressed with the work saying: “in a very short time this film synthesizes and skillfully compresses independent storylines and characters, merging them together into a single, irrevocable, ever-changing moment.”

 

Manurewa tells the story of the tragic murder of Manurewa liquor store owner Navtej Singh.