Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World Dir: Catherine Bainbridge & Alfonso Maiorana...

Here’s a well-intentioned, ambitious music documentary determined to shine a light on the influence of Native Americans in the history of rock & roll....

Good Time Dir: Ben & Josh Safdie

  Electric New York filmmakers the Safdie brothers rob us blind with this heist movie gone wrong, thanks to an illicitly good performance from Robert...

Bill Frisell: A Portrait Dir: Emma Franz

  A few days ago I nominated BANG! The Bern Berns Story as the best music documentary at this year’s film festival (read review here)....

My Year with Helen, Director: Gaylene Preston

My Year with Helen takes an in-depth look at former Prime Minister Helen Clark’s bid for Secretary General, the top job at UN, where...

BANG! The Bert Berns Story Dir: Brett Berns, Bob Sarles

  At the risk of sounding hyperbolic and clichéd…if you see one music doco at this year’s NZ Film Festival, make sure it’s Bang! The...

Spookers Dir: Florian Habicht

  Horror theme park Spookers might be the stuff of nightmares, but Florian Habicht’s surreal look at the scare factory makes for a dream doco...

Documentary Festival Reels In Top Films For The 2017 Programme

The Documentary New Zealand Trust presents:  Doc Edge International Film Festival (Doc Edge)  Wellington, 10 – 21 May / Auckland, 24 May – 5 June Hoka Hey: A...