Millie Lies Low
“A Berlin hidden gem”
—Alex Ritman, Hollywood Reporter
“A shrewd and promising debut.”
—The Guardian
A broke and anxiety-ridden architecture grad misses her flight to New York City for a prestigious internship. She decides to fake having made it to New York, while laying low in her hometown, scrounging for another ticket.
2022 Berlin International Film Festival
2022 SXSW Film Festival
Filthy Ratbag
Celeste Mountjoy, the incredible and hilarious illustrator known as @filthyratbag illustrated some of the most iconic moments from Millie Lies Low.
Film trivia
Michelle Savill based the eponymous Millie’s background on her own experience as a missionary kid who grew up in the Philippines and later moved to Aotearoa New Zealand. To this end, Savill’s parents were recruited to resurrect the family slides to be used as props.
Director ········· Michelle Savill
Producers ········· Desray Armstrong and Angela Littlejohn
Writer ········· Michelle Savill
Co-writer ········· Eli Kent
Starring ········· Ana Scotney, Rachel House, Jillian Nguyen, Chris Alosio, Sam Cotton
Millie Lies Low received funding from the New Zealand Film Commission.
Producers ········· Desray Armstrong and Angela Littlejohn
Writer ········· Michelle Savill
Co-writer ········· Eli Kent
Starring ········· Ana Scotney, Rachel House, Jillian Nguyen, Chris Alosio, Sam Cotton
Millie Lies Low received funding from the New Zealand Film Commission.