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Forgotten Silver
Screening: Monday 20 March, 6:30pm
New Zealand
Director: Costa Botes and Peter Jackson
Writers: Costa Botes and Peter Jackson
Producer: Sue Rogers
Production Company: Wingnut Films
Peter Jackson: Himself
Johnny Morris: Himself - Film Archivist (also as Jonathon Morris)
Costa Botes: Himself - Film Maker
Harvey Weinstein: Himself - Miramax Films
Leonard Maltin: Himself - Film Historian
Sam Neill: Himself - Actor/Director
Marguerite Hurst: Herself
John O'Shea: Himself
Lindsay Shelton: Himself
Beatrice Ashton: Hannah McKenzie
Peter Corrigan: Stan the Man
Sarah McLeod: May Belle (research assistant)
Thomas Robins: Colin McKenzie
Davina Whitehouse: Herself
Black and White and Colour
53 min
35 mm
This film documents the extraordinary life of Colin McKenzie, pioneer NZ filmmaker. It also follows the equally fascinating contemporary story of how the work of this forgotten genius was brought to light.
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Screening with:
State of Siege
New Zealand
1978
Director: Vincent Ward
Writer: [from an original work by Janet Frame]
Producer: Timothy White
Photographer: Alun Bollinger
Editor: Chris King,
Music: John Cousins.
Colour
52 min
16 mm
Ward’s first film, a moody adaptation of the Janet Frame story that follows the last days of Malfred Signal, a retired single art teacher who has shifted from her South Island provincial city to an isolated island community. At first, there are no hints that anything is amiss, but then, Malfred starts to hear noises outside, and makes a panicked telephone call. One becomes aware that the telephone line is not connected. Over the next few days, she becomes increasingly disoriented. One evening, a stone is thrown through her window... Malfred’s psychological disintegration is handled well and sensitively.
It is the story of her search for a personal identity.
Timothy White was an Honours student at Canterbury University in 1977 and Vincent Ward studied film at the University of Canterbury. The film was a joint examination submission. Both were members of the Canterbury Film Society at the time, with Tim White being the Vice-President. The production of the film was supported financially by the Film Commission, the Arts Council and by the Department of Education.
Winner of the special jury prize at the '78 Miami Film Festival.
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New Zealand Films in our programme are presented with the financial support of the New Zealand Film Commission
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