Synopsis
Set in 1970s New Zealand, The Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy 8 year-old boy who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies. But when Andy gets in trouble with the headmaster, he realises that to save himself and his only friend Mary, he must face up to the real world.




About the Film and the Director
The Six Dollar Fifty Man is the third short film which the directors have collaborated on, and the first which they have officially co-directed. It continues a body of work built on tales exploring the depths of the human spirit.

It was the winner of the Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and recipient of Special Distinction, Best Short Film at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Directors Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland began working together for a cable TV network that began its early trials in their home town and have been collaborating in the film industry for over 15 years. Run, their earlier short film, was awarded an Honourable Mention at Festival de Cannes Shorts Competition 2007; First Place at Best of Shorts Film Festival, Marseille; and a Golden Horseman Audience Award at the Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival 2008.

They are currently writing their feature screenplay, Shopping.

Mark Albiston on The Six Dollar Fifty Man: “When I told my kids of the time I tried to escape from Raumati Beach primary school I knew we had the bones of a good story – they asked me to tell it a lot.”

Louis Sutherland on The Six Dollar Fifty Man: “We wanted to take an adult audience and suck them into a small boy’s world to see the size and weight of something that as an adult we might overlook.”

Director & Writer: Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland
Cast: Oscar Vandy-Connor, Celina Russo-Bewick
Year: 2009
Language: English with Chinese subtitles
Duration: 15 mins
Category: IIA

Festival – Highlight
Sundance Film Festival 2010 - Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking
Cannes Film Festival 2009 - Special Distinction, Best Short Film
New Zealand Film & TV Awards 2009– Best Short Film, Best Performance in a Short Film, Best Screenplay for a Short Film

故事簡介：
影片以1970年的新西蘭為背景，描述勇敢的八歲男孩安迪，被迫從他的超級英雄幻想世界返回真實生活迎戰操場惡霸。當事情鬧到校長那裡時，安迪明白只有面對現實才可自保和拯救瑪莉 － 他唯一的朋友。

導演與製作：
六塊半超人是兩位導演首次正式聯合執導之作，亦是兩人合力製作的第三部短片。這部短片延續他們作品的風格，透過故事探索人類精神世界的深層。

本片榮獲2010年辛丹士電影節國際短片製作評判團獎，及2009年康城影展最佳短片特別榮譽。

馬克‧艾比斯頓和路易士‧蘇法蘭兩位導演最初一起在家鄉剛剛開業的有線電視網絡工作，至今一同在電影業擁有十五年以上年資。他們的早期作品走得到2007年康城短片比賽榮譽嘉許、法國馬賽最佳短片節第一位，以及2008年德國勒斯登國際短片節金騎士觀眾獎。

他們正在編寫故事片劇本，暫名Shopping。

馬克‧艾比斯頓談六塊半超人：『當我向子女憶述當年如何逃出勞馬蒂海灘小學的時候，他們常叫我重複講述，我便知道這將會是很好的電影題材。』

路易士‧蘇法蘭談六塊半超人：『我們想把成人觀眾吸入小孩的世界，讓他們去看平日可能低估了的一些事情的大小輕重。』

導演和編劇：馬克‧艾比斯頓、路易士‧蘇法蘭
演員：奧斯卡‧雲地哥拿、絲蓮娜‧羅素碧域
年分：2009
語言：英語附中文字幕
片長：15分鐘
級數 : IIA

參展及提名（摘要）：
辛丹士電影節2010－評判團獎（國際短片製作）
康城影展2009－特別榮譽（最佳短片）
新西蘭影視獎2009－最佳短片、最佳短片演出、最佳短片劇本