DOCNZ: The New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival

 
 

Films by topic Personal/POV

Displaying 1-10 of 30 films.

  • 16mm Maxwell

    New Zealand/Australia The filmmaker rediscovers her hometown, New Plymouth. She meets a man with a cinema in his house, a group of elderly filmmakers, and finds an array of archives.

  • An Abbreviated Life

    New Zealand An Abbreviated Life follows Sarah, who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis as she struggles to keep well and manage her life after leaving home for the first time.

  • Abel Raises Cain

    USA For over 40 years, Alan Abel reigned supreme as America’s most notorious prankster. Through the eyes of his daughter, we understand the rationale behind the man.

  • Bidding for Camilla

    New Zealand You can buy anything on TradeMe including DJ Camilla Martin. Stephen Grainger is her biggest fan who is determined to win the auction.

  • Billy’s Christmas

    New Zealand Billy’s Christmas is the intimate and personal story of an Australian farming family coming to terms with the worst drought in living memory.

  • Calici: A Rural Conspiracy

    New Zealand In 1997 a group of farmers introduced the illegal Calici virus in NZ — the nation’s biggest ever bio-security breach. This is their account of how and why…

  • Conversing With Aotearoa

    New Zealand/USA This animated documentary uses unique visual imagery to take the viewer into the physical and mental wilderness encompassed in the diverse landscapes of New Zealand.

  • Dale

    USA The story of legendary racing driver Dale Earnhardt, who was killed during the 2001 Daytona 500, told through Dale’s own words. Narrated by actor Paul Newman.

  • Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story

    New Zealand/South Africa/Australia South African political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys opens his previously off-limits inner world to NZ writer-director Julian Shaw.

  • Description of a Memory

    Israel Nearly 50 years after Chris Marker’s 1960 impressionist film about Israel, "Description d'un combat", Dan Geva creates a new cinematic dialogue with the original…