A Hole is a 2019 New Zealand black comedy short film, starring Josh McKenzie.[1]

A Hole
Promotional poster for A Hole
Directed byJames Solomon
Written byJames Solomon
Produced byLissandra Leite
Starring
  • Josh McKenzie
CinematographyDavid Garbett
Edited byAlex O'Shaughnessy
Music by
  • Mike Newport
Distributed byPremium Films
Release date
  • 2019 (2019)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Within a warehouse, filled with dried earth, a worker digs a square hole. A series of people visit the hole and require the worker to make a series of changes to the hole, while they all watch.[1][2]

Cast

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  • Josh McKenzie as Luke, the worker
  • Lisha Ward Knox as Zara
  • David Van Horn
  • Bryon Coll
  • Lucy Wigmore

Production

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Production occurred during 2018. Filming took place within a warehouse at Kelly Park Film Studios in Albany, near Auckland. Solomon ran a fund-raising campaign in order to fund the post-production needed to finish the film.[2][3]

Release

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The short film was released in New Zealand in 2019, and internationally in 2020.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Workman got revenge on his bosses : "A Hole" Short Film by James Solomon". Youtube. KIS KIS - keep it short. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b StopPress Team (28 November 2018). "Creative industries short film: man digs a hole, people watch him do it". StopPress. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Fish on board – but A Hole filmmakers need more". M+AD!. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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