Phil Burchell

Movies

Mis-drop
Cinematography
300 years in the future, a forensic accountant reviews the video stream from one mercenary's drop-pod which has been damaged during the initial stages of a colonial invasion.
The Lawnmower Men of Kapu
Director of Photography
A boy witnesses the seemingly magic powers of his Aunties and the continuation of tradition.
This Is Not a Love Story
Director of Photography
In an inner city loft Belinda(Smuts-Kennedy) lives her dream of being a writer. Across the street is Suzanne (Rutter), a painter who has the success Belinda craves. Suzanne lives with Tony (Lovatt), an actor frustrated by his dead-end role in a soap, who is looking for a way out. Soon Belinda is caught up in a love triangle - which is just the experience she needs to inspire her first novel. This is about sex and love, success and failure, creativity and careers.
Trust Me
Director of Photography
When 11-year-old Billie asks for her older sister's trust, both are in for a surprise. In this engaging spine tickler, an unexpected third party makes an appearance as Billie tries to reforge childhood bonds with her teenage sister.
Accidents
Director of Photography
A gang of construction workers try to relieve tension by taunting their newest member.
Venus Blue
Director of Photography
A strange woman wanders from town to town... Everyone she meets sees her in their own image of perfection. They cannot resist her, and she passes on to them a contagious virus which brings enlightenment.
Chinese Whispers
Director of Photography
Vincent, a young Chinese-Kiwi, is rescued from a group of racist punks in a spacies parlour by a mysterious Asian, then drawn into a seedy Triad underworld.