Underplayed Gems

Kombi Nation

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Three New Zealand friends travel around Europe in a VW Kombi van. Along the way they pick up another New Zealander, and a film crew starts following them around.

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What happens

Kombi Nation is a 2002 New Zealand film directed by Grant Lahood. Kombi Nation was filmed in Europe over one month in 1999 on a tight budget. It premiered in April 2002 at World Cinema Showcase ahead of a planned cinema release in June. The film's production company Kahukura Productions got into financial trouble which stopped the release as the post production company Film Unit tried to recover money owed to them. It was released into cinemas in August 2003. Three friends from New Zealand head of to tour Europe in a VW Kombi. They pick up another New Zealander and they are followed by a film crew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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