a short film by Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
in competition world wide
It sounds like something out of a movie, but two Kapiti Coast film makers and their young star are hoping they could be on track to take out an Oscar. As 20/20's Hugh Hughes discovers, The Six Dollar Fifty Man, about a bully and his comeuppance is garnering worldwide attention and a string of awards.
And now the two and a half men behind it could well be on their way to picking up a little gold man of their own.
Watch the 20/20 piece online here.