The Ungrateful Tenant (2026)
It’s 2026 Auckland, New Zealand, through the black-and-white lens of the German expressionist silent era. If it weren't for the online group chat and the overused electric heater, the city’s 100-year-old bungalows with no insulation would make you believe it’s the 1920s. The Ungrateful Tenant follows an anxiety-ridden millennial renter who dreams of one day buying his own house. When his paranoid frustration comes to a head, he kicks out his ‘nightmare’ flatmate, only to be struck back by instant karma, sending him on a cursed odyssey in and out of flats across Auckland. Experience the brutal absurdity of the housing crisis in slapstick fashion.
Director: Conor Bowden
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Conor Bowden as The Tenant |
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Tim Earl as The Flatmate |
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Conan Hayes as The Love Interest |
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Carmel McGlone as The Landlord |
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Justin Rogers as The Real Estate Agent |
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Rhiannon McCall as The First Home Buyer |
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Hamish Parkinson as The Flat Viewer |
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Paul Kean as The Money Man |
| Writing | Conor Bowden | Writer |
| Directing | Conor Bowden | Director |
| Production | Conor Bowden | Producer |
| Camera | Conor Bowden | Director of Photography |
| Production | Annabel Kean | Producer |
| Production | Callum Devlin | Producer |
| Production | Mary-Lyn Chambers | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Kerri Roggio | Co-Editor |
| Sound | Joshua Worthington-Church | Music |
