Robin Murphy Productions is an independent production company, dedicated to developing and producing quality short films, feature films and webseries.
Projects
Punch, 2022
Feature Film, Drama
Seventeen-year old Jim is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan on his shoulders. His growing relationship with local boy, Whetu, forces him to confront the truth about his sexuality, and choose his own future.
Writer/Director: Welby Ings
Producers: Robin Murphy and Catherine Fitzgerald
Cast: Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes
(in association with Blueskin Films)
Festivals - NZ International Film festival 2022, Tallin Black Nights 2022, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2023, Glasgow Film Festival 2023
Lowdown Dirty Criminals, 2020
Feature Film, Comedy/Crime
After Freddy loses his pizza delivery job, he and his best buddy Marvin naively conclude a life of crime may lead them to the wealth and standing they desire. When they mess up their first job, a sequence of hilarious and violent events snowball out of control.
Writer: David Brechin-Smith
Director: Paul Murphy
Producers: Robin Murphy and Sadie Wilson
Cast: James Rolleston, Rebecca Gibney, Samuel Austin, Robbie Magasiva, Cohen Holloway, Scott Wills
Festivals - Busan International Film Festival 2021
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Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2020
Feature Film, Comedy
One family, one weekend, one hell of a home video! A slice of life kiwi comedy about life, death, and everything in between….
Writer/Director: Bea Joblin
Producers: Bea Joblin and Sophie Lloyd,
Executive Producers: Robin Murphy and Ness Simons
Cast: Geraldine Brophy, Sophie Hambleton, Jamie McGaskill, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Fran Olds
(in association with Fired Up Productions and Nanekoti Productions)
Festivals - NZ International Film Festival 2019, Women In Film Festival Melbourne 2019
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Pot Luck, S1 2016 / S2 2017
Webseries, Dramedy
Three friends make a pact which turns their weekly pot luck dinners into a search for love. Or not.
Writer/Director: Ness Simons
Producer: Robin Murphy
Cast: Anji Kreft, Nikki Si’ulepa, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Rachel Wills, Tameka Sowman
(in association with Fired Up Productions)
Festivals - Rio Webfest awards 2017 (Winner: Best Dramatic series, Best International Series, Best director, Best ensemble cast, Best Actress), NZ Web Festival 2018 (Winner: Best Ensemble Cast), Rome Web awards 2017 & 2018 (10 x merit awards)
IMDb | Trailer | Watch Online
Sparrow, 2017
Short Film, Drama
Sparrow tells the kind of story that is normally hidden from New Zealand’s grand narratives of war… stories of ordinary men whose experiences and reactions didn’t fit the sanctioned picture of heroic sacrifice.
Writer/Director: Welby Ings
Producer: Robin Murphy
Cast: Merrick Rillstone, Matthew Arbuckle, Paul Glover
Festivals: Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase 2017 (Winner: Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Director’s Choice) Outshine 2018 (Winner: Best short film), Image+Nation Montreal 2017, Moscow Shorts 2019, DC Shorts 2018, and many more….
Food For Thought, 2015
Short Film, Black Comedy
Merran’s elderly father Angus has died suddenly and as she helps prepare for the funeral the contents of her mother’s freezer raise some questions about the cause of Angus’s death.
Writer/Director: Pat Robins
Producers: Robin Murphy and Paul Murphy
Cast: Nathalie Boltt, Helen Moulder, Luanne Gordon, Paul Yates, Johnny Brugh
Festivals - NZ International Film Festival 2015, World of Film International Glasgow 2015, WIFTI International Short Film Showcase 2016, Los Angeles Women’s Festival 2016.
