Woodenhead (2003)

1h 30m
Running Time

July 18, 2003
Release Date

Woodenhead (2003)

1h 30m
Running Time

July 18, 2003
Release Date

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Plot.

An innocent rubbish tip assistant, Gert, is given the task of escorting a beautiful mute "princess", Plum, on a perilous journey to meet her prospective husband. Their journey is fraught with danger, challenges, romance and discovery. In surreal action, they encounter a menagerie of characters and animals in far-flung corners of New Zealand.

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Cast & Crew.

Nicholas Butler

Nicholas Butler

Gert

Teresa Peters

Teresa Peters

Plum / Art Direction

Steve Abel

Steve Abel

Gert's vocals

Mardi Potter

Mardi Potter

Plum's vocals

Tony Bishop

Tony Bishop

Goerdel

Lutz Halbhubner

Lutz Halbhubner

Goerdel's vocals & radio DJ

Warwick Broadhead

Warwick Broadhead

Hugo

David Hornblow

David Hornblow

The Tramp

Jeffrey Holdaway

Jeffrey Holdaway

Sound Engineer

George Hill

George Hill

Costume Design

Christopher Pryor

Christopher Pryor

Director of Photography

Details.

Release Date
July 18, 2003

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Budget
$27,000

Genres

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Wiki.

Woodenhead is a 2003 New Zealand film directed by Florian Habicht.

The film is a dark fairy tale in the style of the Brothers Grimm, and recounts the story of a dump-hand called Gert escorting a princess called Plum to her wedding. The two wander into the forest with a donkey and mysterious things start to happen. The film explores the dark sexual material in this mythic context.

The film is unusual in that the sound and music were recorded before the film was shot, and does not match the visuals. It is in crisp black and white and was shot in the Northland Region. The voices of the main two characters are musicians Steve Abel and Mardi Potter and the actors are Nicholas Butler (NZ) and Teresa Peters.

The film was shown in the 2003 Auckland, Wellington and Melbourne international film festivals and has been released on DVD. Composer Marc Chesterman released the soundtrack on double vinyl in 2022. Woodenhead Reimagined contains the soundtrack on one album and a bonus album of Reimagined songs, inspired by the soundtrack and music of 'Woodenhead'. Contributing artists include Scott Mannion, Charlotte Yates, epsilon-blue, Mimi Gilbert, Demarnia Lloyd, Hermione Johnson, Chris Winter & Gram Antler, Ryan Smith, Jeff Holdaway, Somme, Jeremy Veal, Craig Sengelow, Sebastian Macaulay & Zoe Iannou, and Shaun D Wilson. Director Florian Habicht and Woodenhead Production Designer Teresa Peters made new and original artwork for the album cover and insert booklet.

Florian Habicht has also made a film called Kaikohe Demolition, a loving look at the demolition derby in his hometown Kaikohe, and Rubbings from a Live Man, an intimate documentary about New Zealand actor, writer and director Warwick Broadhead.

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