DOCNZ: The New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival

 
 

Wellington Programme International Competition

DOCNZ’s official selection of international documentaries competing for top honours in Best International Feature, Best International Medium and Best International Short.

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  • Freeheld

    USA Lieutenant Laurel Hester, a dying New Jersey police officer, fights to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree.

  • The Importance of Being MLABRI

    Denmark/Thailand The outside world is closing in on the Mlabri, who have kept their identity and language alive in Northern Thailand. How will they adapt in an ever-modernising country?

  • The Old Stores

    Israel This is the story of a number of old stores in modern-day Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The film passes between the stores and unfolds an aged world of tradition and family businesses.

  • Terra Incognita

    USA Terra Incognita follows the controversial path of embryonic stem cell research, from its conception in the mind of Dr. Jack Kessler to the present debates.

  • Time of Closure

    Switzerland When faced with death, an AIDS victim suffering from cancer questions his dependency, his acquaintances, and his own identity.

 

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