Local film Pacific Mother sweeps Doc Edge Awards 2023
This evening Doc Edge held their annual awards as part of the 2023 Doc Edge Festival at Ellen Melville Centre, honouring the outstanding local and international documentaries
RNZ – ‘It’s all just static’, Uyghurs and Kazakhs detained in Xinjiang
Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the people in a new documentary called ‘All Static and Noise’ at its world premier at the Festival on 1 June
Regional News Wellington – Cutting-edge storytelling
Doc Edge Festival 2023 starts in Wellington on 7 June with ‘Love to Love You, Donna Summer’ to screen for Pōneke’s opening night.
RNZ – An interview with Janine Hosking, filmmaker of Knowing the Score
Bryan Crump recently caught up with the film’s director, Janine Hosking.
Broadsheet – Five Films to see at Doc Edge Film Festival 2023
There’s more than 70 films to see at the 18th annual Doc Edge, screening in cinemas now until July 9.
RNZ – Dan Slevin’s Doc Edge Festival 2023 Preview
Dan reviewed three titles, on the understanding that the full programme is so diverse this small selection can’t possibly be representative of the whole.
RNZ – An interview with Annie Goldson on Doc Edge Festival 2023
Annie Goldson has produced and directed documentaries and docudramas for 30 years in the United States and New Zealand.
IFTN – In The Shadow of Beirut to have World Premiere at Doc Edge Festival
‘In The Shadow of Beirut’ has been announced to receive its world premiere at the 2023 Doc Edge Festival on June 1st 2023.
RNZ – Celeste Geer: The Endangered Generation?
Award-winning Australian film-maker Celeste Geer talks about climate change impact on indigenous culture and traditions, featuring Maori, First Nations and Panamanian Guna people.
Guardian – ‘The biggest shock was not having a uterus’ – the film about intersex beauty queen Sharon-Rose Khumalo
We meet the famed star, a Miss South Africa finalist Sharon-Rose Khumalo extraordinary story about life outside male-female categories
Variety – Apolonia, Apolonia An Artist Loses and Finds Herself in a Quest for Validation
Danish docmaker Lea Glob follows up-and-coming French painter Apolonia Sokol for 13 years, finding unexpected reflections of herself in the young woman’s struggle.
Slice – Director Lisa Rideout and Jane Johanson Talk the New Documentary ‘Sex with Sue’
How one woman’s willingness to listen, share and be open to uncomfortable conversations changed the way we communicate about sex and sexuality today.
