Exquisite storytelling through film and drawing by Welby Ings

Munted is an unusual story about an accusation of pedophilia and its terrible consequences. Written and directed by Welby Ings, it is set in 1961 in a remote New Zealand community. It tells the story of a ten-year old girl and her friendship with a brain damaged artist. Based on an actual event and told through erosions between film and drawing, the film is a lyrical and brutal account of the cost of rumour and prejudice.
Although Munted won numerous international awards it was never screened in New Zealand because local festivals felt it was "too long, dark and unredeeming."