One of the exciting sides of our business has been working with the wonderful set designers, whom work tirelessly behind the scenes scouring the country for the best props to suit the films they are working on.
In my years of running Vintage Wonderland I have had the privilege of working with these wonderful creative souls.
I can't express the feeling when I see many of my items on film, it makes everything I have rescued & restored all worth while.
Some of our recent prop work
Head South
Christchurch-born filmmaker Jonathan Ogilvie returns home for this evocative coming-of-age story that brilliantly captures the feeling of growing up weird in the Garden City. Starring Ed Oxenbould, Márton Csókás and featuring Stella Bennett aka Benee in her acting debut.
In 1979, teenager Angus discovers the underground post-punk music scene in Christchurch, New Zealand, and looking to impress someone, he attempts his own songs.
We Were Dangerous
In 1954 New Zealand, Nellie and Daisy attempt to escape an institution for delinquent girls, but they are caught and it triggers a relocation to a facility on a remote island. The duo become a trio as well-to-do Lou joins them, and life on the island takes shape under the command of the devout Matron. The trio rail against the system, dubious of the benevolence of the bible and taking refuge in their blossoming friendship. It’s hard to reform girls who don’t believe they need reforming. However, a sense of doom settles in when experimental forms of punishment take place in the dead of night. Nellie and Daisy plot rebellion, but unexpectedly find themselves at odds with Lou, who is afraid to break the rules
11-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.