Kaleidoscope

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1987 · 35 min · Documentary

Overview

This Kaleidoscope documentary timed in with the release of Nicholas Reid’s book A Decade of New Zealand Cinema. The book cherrypicked Reid's favourites from the renaissance in local movies that began with Sleeping Dogs in 1977. Reid and a who’s who of local filmmakers discuss many of the 50+ features from the previous decade (with Bruno Lawrence ever present). They ponder the uniqueness (or otherwise) of Kiwi film. A fondness for rural and small town settings, and forceful, often conflicted, male leads is explored. Neglected areas — Māori film and more of a voice for women — are traversed.

Directed by Howard Taylor

Cast

• Merata Mita — Subject
• Roger Donaldson — Subject
• John Barnett — Subject
• Geoff Murphy — Subject
• Larry Parr — Subject