Into The Spotlight
Frances Hodgkins, Anything but a Still Life
Director Massiet du Biest’s debut feature explores the life and art of celebrated New Zealand painter Frances Hodgkins. Spending much of her life and career in Europe, Hodgkins was a modernist painter whose work continues to inspire contemporary New Zealand artists. The film retraces Hodgkins’ footsteps, taking viewers to the places she lived and worked, […]
Exposure
As the polar ice cap melts, reaching the North Pole has become increasingly dangerous. Yet an unlikely expedition of women – including a mirthful Muslim chaplain, a shy French scientist, a defiant Qatari princess, and 8 others – have set an audacious goal of skiing to the pole. The film follows the team as they […]
Doc Edge Clinic: Local Lens, Global Reach: The Power of Place in Filmmaking
Pacific Mother
The War of Chimeras
20 Days in Mariupol
Seasoned war journalist and first-time feature director Chernov uses his personal footage and daily dispatches for The Associated Press to offer a vivid and harrowing account of the siege of Mariupol. Through his lens, we see the toll of war on civilians, the horrors of dying children, mass graves, and the bombing of a maternity […]
The Jungle People
Eddie Wong / Malaysia / AI Film / 15 min The Jungle People is a vital, politically charged examination of the Anti-British National Liberation War and the impact that it had on the family of one of the jungle people (a Communist guerrilla fighter). This narrative feature is dedicated to drawing out this family’s fragmented […]
This is Not A Ceremony
. Ahnahktsipiitaa / NFB / VR / Canada / 21 min The oral tradition popularised by Canada’s First Nations community is brought to the screen in Ahnahktsipiitaa’s astonishing new cinematic VR experience. A community that has traditionally been silenced is allowed to let loose in an interactive film that brings all viewers closer to understanding […]
In the Shadow of Beirut
Kelly and Keane’s cinematic and powerful film captures the stark reality of life in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila neighbourhoods. The film follows four families over 4 years and depicts the harsh rituals of their daily lives as they struggle for survival in a city and country on the brink of financial collapse. Through extraordinary access, […]
Diagnosia
Mengtai Zhang / USA / VR / 30 min Exploring the potential of VR as a tool for transplanting secondhand memories, ‘Diagnosia’ aims to connect the audience to social issues via a sensorial immersion and embodiment in people who experienced them firsthand. “Diagnosia” portrays the director’s memories of being incarcerated in a military-operated Internet addiction […]
Munich 72
Matthias Leitner, Eva Deinert / Germany / VR30 min Munich 72 – @docedge – World Tour 2Wednesday 7th of June8.00 o`clock am MEZ – 18.00 o`clock pm Wellington/Auckland About this event MUNICH 72The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. The games were supposed to be cheerful. But on the 11th day, Palestinian terrorists take members of […]
