Rising Auckland producer-director Amanda Phillips is preparing to take her first feature film, "Desired", to the Cannes Film Festival next month.
The film, which represents Amanda's directorial debut, is being produced by her production company, Film Shock Productions, in association with Morcan Motion Pictures, and will premiere at Cannes, Marche Du Film on 17 May.
Currently in post-production, "Desired" stars Dwayne Cameron (The Tribe, The Cult, Street Legal, The Locals) and Delaney Tabron (The Richmond Family Massacre).
Amanda describes the independently funded digi-feature as the flagship project for Film Shock Productions, the company she and her husband Caleb created.
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