Nightshave

Name: Nightshave
Director: Nathan Higgins
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-11-23
Cast: Mike Williams

Homegrown evil.

2024 · 9 min · Documentary

A narrator recounts a story about his missing friend, the downfall of a sheep shearing gang and sightings of a hairy beast in 1980s rural New Zealand.

Directed by Nathan Higgins

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Mike Williams Narrator

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1h 46m together

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