There was a shooting in the main street at Awanui on Saturday - multiple shootings, in fact - but no one turned a hair.
It was all in the name of art, as film-maker Peter Vulinovich directed scenes for his independent movie No Cigar, loosely based on the fable The
Scorpion and the Frog, about a newly-released criminal who is searching for the son he's never met.
The crew spent a long Saturday at Awanui, firstly filming in the street (while a crew member did his best to divert traffic) then in the Northland Riders' headquarters, which Peter Vulinovich declared to be ideal.
Bill Subritzky and fellow Riders had plenty to do too, although they weren't given a script.
"It was all ad lib. We had to die, fall over, scream and yell," Bill said, adding that the odd patch of skin had been lost. And they had to look mean, which wasn't as easy as it sounded.
