A five-minute movie inspired by Disney's Alice in Wonderland about a polluted Renwick in 2210 has landed Renwick school in the top-20 entries in a national sustainability film competition.
The film, Malice in Wonderland, was written, shot and directed by Room 5. The movie was filmed on a small digital camera and was entered into the TVNZ 6 The Outlook for Someday film challenge.
Room 5 teacher Michelle Moran, students George Murray, 8, William Hammond, 8, and William's mum, Vanessa, will fly to Auckland next Thursday to collect their prize, which includes subscriptions to magazines and items from EcoStore and Trade Aid.
Public voting for the audience favourite award is still open until next week, with the winning team receiving a new laptop computer.
Miss Moran said the film was originally 22 minutes long and was made as a classroom exercise to show the rest of the school, but she found out about the competition online and decided to enter.
The film had to be cut to five minutes and reshot by pupils, because teacher involvement was restricted.
Cutting the original film was a difficult decision for the class, because many of the characters had to be left out, she said.
"It's hard when you've got 27 different opinions," she said.
The story revolves around Wallis, played by George Murray, who falls down a rabbit hole and finds himself in a very polluted Renwick in the year 2210.
The judges commented on the well-constructed story, good humour and the local, down-to-earth perspective of the film.
Miss Moran said neither she nor any of her pupils had experience in movie-making or editing, but film-making was a way for the children to learn.
Pupil Jackson Wilson, 7, said the experience allowed the children to learn about the film-making process, including acting and voice-overs.
To see or vote for Malice in Wonderland, see theoutlookforsomeday.net
SIMON WONG - The Marlborough Express
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