Show Me Shorts is an annual festival showcasing the best Kiwi and Australian short films and is part of Auckland Council's Movies in Parks programme.

When: 8:00pm - 9:30pm (approx), Monday 14 March
Where: Festival Garden, Aotea Square

This selection of seven of the best has been specially curated for the Movies in Parks series. These short films are varied in tone and temperament, but all are engaging and entertaining.

The subjects range from an amusing road trip by a gang member with wanderlust to a 'serious' exposé highlighting the poor working conditions for elves in Santa's workshop at the North Pole.

Don't miss 2011 Academy Award shortlisted The Six Dollar Fifty Man or Show Me Shorts 2010 Best Film winner This is Her.

Show Me Shorts Finalists:

DAY TRIP

Director Zoe McIntosh, 11mins, NZ

A gang member wakes up one morning and decides he needs a day off. A short voyage between islands changes his outlook on life.

THE NORTH POLE DECEPTION

Director Joe Hitchcock, Animation, 10mins, NZ

A shocking documentary portraying the disturbing working conditions of Santa's Elves in the North Pole.

OSCAR'S FIRST KISS

Director Toby Angwin, Comedy, 6mins, Aus

A case of mistaken identity on a Melbourne tram leads Oscar to a moment he'll never forget.

SCRAP HEAP

Director Simon Oliver, 14mins, NZ

Buddy, Ed and Jim are two old timers who take a long overdue trip of a life-time in a renovated Zephyr.

THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN

Director Mark Albiston, 15mins, NZ

Andy, a gutsy 8 year-old boy, is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies.

BIRD BRAIN

Director Patrick McCabe, Drama, 9mins, Aus

Brain feels invisible to the world. He still lives with his mum, and he's resigned himself to a life of petty crime. His only escape is his artwork.

THIS IS HER

Director Katie Wolfe, writer Kate McDermott, Comedy, 12mins, NZ

Evie's deliciously wry commentary reveals exactly what life has in store for her new baby daughter, her loving husband - and the six-year-old 'bitch' who will one day steal his affections and destroy Evie's life.