Private Project

Solitaire - Short

A desperately lonely security guard's playing cards come to life during a game of solitaire.

  • Brian Gill
    Director
  • Brian Gill
    Writer
  • Amy Kerry
    Producer
  • Romain Mereau
    Key Cast
  • Peata Panoho
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 47 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    5,500 NZD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    New Zealand
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - The University of Auckland
Director Biography - Brian Gill

The writer/director/editor of this project is Brian Gill, a Filipino-Kiwi filmmaker and comedian raised 18 years in the Philippines. At age 23, he wrote, directed and edited the short film, 'Solitaire' for his Masters in Directing for Screen Production at the University of Auckland and achieved a final mark of “A”. His lecturers say his greatest strengths are his eclectic interests and his original sense of humour.

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Director Statement

The idea for this film first came to me during the long Auckland lockdown of 2021. It was the loneliest I had ever felt in my life, a feeling paradoxically shared by many people. I immigrated to New Zealand from the Philippines six years ago, and even now I sometimes struggle to form connections and bridge the cultural divide.

They say the purpose of storytelling is to help people better understand themselves. I want to tell a story about loneliness that might pass on some feeling of strength to people battling their own demons of alienation and isolation and perhaps provide some hope for change.