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Short Poppies (2014)

Short Poppies poster
Genre
documentary film, comedy television series
Country
New Zealand, United States
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mockumentary where a reporter interviews unusual residents of a small New Zealand town. Each episode features a different local with a peculiar story.

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What happens

Short Poppies is a New Zealand mockumentary TV series starring, created and written by Rhys Darby and directed by Jemaine Clement and Michelle Walshe. It follows real-life entertainment reporter David Farrier as he talks to "extraordinary" New Zealanders who happen to live in the same small fictional town known as "The Bay". At the time of filming, Farrier worked for TVNZ's competitor, MediaWorks. All eight episodes became available in New Zealand on 1 April 2014 through TVNZ On Demand and became available in the United States on 4 April 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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