Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Michael escapes the realities of his small-town New Zealand life by immersing himself within a world of maps. Yet his seemingly happy isolation is broken by the serendipitous arrival of two young women into his life. Mary is twenty and blind from birth, on the verge of voyaging into the world on her own. Alison is Michael’s peer, whose grace betrays darker secrets. Behind it all is Michael’s single mother, Amelia, who cherishes her son while simultaneously pushing him away.

About the Film and the Director
Director Harold Brodie was born in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1992, where he has lived ever since. His first film as writer/director/editor was the micro-budget Orphans and Angels, which won a Special Jury Prize at the 2003 New Zealand Film Awards. The Map Reader is his second film. He also works as a film and television editor.

Brodie wrote the first draft for the film about 12 years ago, drawing on his own fascination with maps as a child. Brodie received funding for the film in New Zealand and wanted to address “New Zealandness" from an American perspective and give the audience a feel for where New Zealand is in the world.

Harold Brodie on The Map Reader : “I wanted to make a film about a young dreamer, who wasn't necessarily sure of what to do with himself, or indeed of who he was. He only begins to truly blossom when he's drawn into the worlds of three extraordinary women, who each give him wonderful gifts."

Director & Writer: Harold Brodie
Cast: Rebecca Gibney, Jordan Selwyn, Mikaila Hutchinson, Bonnie Soper
Year: 2008
Language: English with Chinese subtitles
Duration: 90 mins
Category: IIA

Festival – Highlight
New Zealand Film Festival 2009 – Best Supporting Actress for Bonnie Soper
Las Vegas International Film Festival 2009 - Golden Ace Award - Best Narrative Feature
ReelHeArt International Film Festival 2009 - Festival Prize - Best Feature
Tiburon International Film Festival 2009 - Golden Reel Award - Best Children's Film
Qantas Film & Television Awards 2009- Best Supporting Actress for Bonnie Soper
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2008 - Spirit of the Independent Award

故事簡介：
十六歲的米高鑽入世界地圖裡，避開新西蘭小鎮的現實生活。然而，他看似幸福的宅男生活，被兩名年輕女子偶然的介入干擾 ─ 二十歲天生失明，準備踏出世界的瑪莉和親切的表面藏著難言之隱的同伴愛莉生。而在米高的生命裡，最大的震盪來自他的單身母親阿美妮亞，儘管她珍愛兒子，卻同時鼓勵他離開。

導演與製作：
導演哈魯‧博迪出生於美國俄亥俄州托萊多，1992年移民新西蘭，定居至今。他的首部小本製作孤兒與天使，自編自導兼剪接，贏得2003年新西蘭電影金像獎的特別評判團獎。迷圖宅男是他的第二部作品。他同時任職電影及電視剪接師。

博迪十二年前基於自己兒時對地圖的迷戀，寫成了影片的首稿。博迪在新西蘭獲得資助拍電影，故此希望透過美國人的視線去看什麼是新西蘭，同時亦向觀眾展示新西蘭在世界上的地位。

哈魯‧博迪談迷圖宅男：『我想拍一部關於一個做夢少年的電影，他不一定明白自己該做甚麼，甚至不知道自己是誰，但當他走進這三個非凡女人的世界，他開始真正的成長。故此，這些女人給了他寶貴的禮物。』

導演和編劇：哈魯‧博迪
演員：芮碧嘉‧傑尼、佐敦‧蕭榮、米卡拉‧赫池臣、邦妮‧淑巴
年分：2008
語言：英語附中文字幕
片長：90分鐘
級數 : IIA

參展及提名（摘要）：
新西蘭電影節2009最佳女配角－邦妮‧淑巴
拉斯維加斯國際電影節2009－卓越金獎（最佳劇情片）
加拿大ReelHeArt 國際電影節2009－節慶獎（最佳長片）
美國提布隆國際電影節2009－金卷獎（最佳兒童電影）
澳航影視獎2009最佳女配角－邦妮‧淑巴
美國勞德代爾堡國際電影節2008－獨立精神獎