Director
Michelle Savill
Starring
Ana Scotney, Jillian Nguyen, Chris Alosio, Rachel House, Sam Cotton
Run Time
100 mins
Release Year
2021
Country of Origin
New Zealand
Language
English
Director of Photography: Andrew Stroud
Editor: Dan Kircher
Produced by: Desray Armstrong, Angela Littlejohn
Music: Evelyn Ida Morris
Screenplay by: Michelle Savill, Eli Kent
Production Designer: Heather Hayward
Sound Production: James Hayday
Millie Lies Low
Part of the Heartbreakers Strand
Architecture graduate Millie is about to fly from Wellington to New York for a prestigious internship but has a panic attack before departure and gets off the plane. Unable to afford another flight, she hides out in her hometown, posting fake Big Apple updates to Instagram while trying to raise the money for a replacement ticket. Combining cringe comedy with bittersweet drama, writer-director Michelle Savill crafts a relatable study of a flawed character, driven by Ana Scotney’s terrific lead performance. [15]