About Face
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 series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1986 New Zealand TV series presents seven half hour films made by first time directors. Each story was shot in two weeks and the collection aired on Sunday nights.
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What happens
About Face is a 1986 New Zealand anthology television series. It featured seven half hour films from New Zealand film makers. They were directed by seven different directors who had not directed drama before. Each film was created over a two week shoot and production of the series was completed in 1985. The films premiered at Santa Barbara in February before the series began on One in August, playing on Sunday nights. Another New Zealand short, Rud's Wife, showed in the same slot the next Sunday which NZ on Screen say was arguably the eighth of the series and the Press referred to it as part of the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Alive from Off Center (1985)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.