JONNY BRUGH

HOLY DAYS (2026)

Starring Jacki Weaver, Miriam Margolyes, Judy Davis, Craig Hall, John Bach, Jonny Brugh, Nat Boltt, Elijah Tamati, Renaye Tamati and Joel Blakely-Clark. Directed by Nat Boltt.

In 1970s New Zealand, young Brian is devastated by the loss of his mother and determined to stop his dad from marrying the woman he sees as her replacement. Convinced he can reach his mother through prayer and penance; Brian finds refuge at a run-down convent with three delightfully eccentric elderly nuns. But when he overhears plans to shut the convent down and split the sisters apart, sending the most vulnerable to a terrifying institution, Brian sparks an unlikely mission: escape to the Southern Alps to find a former nun-turned-lawyer who might just save them all. For Brian, it's more than a legal battle-he believes this is the miracle he's been praying for, a chance to reunite with his mother atop the sacred mountain, Aoraki.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)

Starring Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonny Brugh, Stuart Rutherford, Rhys Darby, Ben Fransham and Cori Gonzalez MacUer. Directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

Flatmates Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are three vampires who are just trying to get by in modern society; from paying rent and sticking to the housework roster to trying to get invited in to nightclubs, they're just like anyone else - except they're immortal and must feast on human blood. They have one more flatmate, 8000 year-old Petyr who epitomises the film's title: he sleeps in the basement, literally in The Shadows.

When Petyr turns 20-something human hipster Nick into a vampire, the guys must teach him the ropes and guide him through his newfound eternal life. In return, they are forced to learn a thing or two about modern society, fashions, technology, and the Internet. But it's the introduction of Nick's human friend, Stu, that really changes the vampire's lives and attitudes towards the ever-changing world around them.

When Stu's life is threatened, the vamps show us that maybe humans are worth fighting for, and that even though your heart may be cold and dead, it doesn't mean you can't feel anything.

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