NZ Cinema, the Past Decade
This Kaleidoscope documentary timed in with the release of Nicholas Reid’s book A Decade of New Zealand Cinema. The book cherrypicked Reid's favourites from the renaissance in local movies that began with Sleeping Dogs in 1977. Reid and a who’s who of local filmmakers discuss many of the 50+ features from the previous decade (with Bruno Lawrence ever present). They ponder the uniqueness (or otherwise) of Kiwi film. A fondness for rural and small town settings, and forceful, often conflicted, male leads is explored. Neglected areas — Māori film and more of a voice for women — are traversed.
Howard Taylor
Director
Merata Mita
Subject
Roger Donaldson
Subject
John Barnett
Subject
Geoff Murphy
Subject
Larry Parr
Subject
Gaylene Preston
Subject
Don Reynolds
Subject
Vincent Ward
Subject
A Plastic Ocean75%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
Above Majestic73%
Love, Marilyn66%
56 Up72%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Samsara80%
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound68%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
Everything or Nothing72%
Maria by Callas73%
Being James Bond77%
The Captains63%
Elstree 197661%
Cameraperson67%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert82%
Deepsea Challenge 3D66%
Looking for Richard68%
Heart of a Dog65%
