'' The Long and Short of It '' is a 2003 short film directed , co-written and produced by Sean Astin . The five-minute film was shot in Wellington , New Zealand in a single day when the cast and crew of '' The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers '' had reunited to shoot pick-ups . It debuted on the DVD release of '' The Two Towers '' on August 26 , 2003 , and was an official entry at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival
2003 Sundance Film Festival
2003 Sundance Film Festival
The Long and Short of It