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An interview with Gillian Armstrong, director of Love, Lust & Lies screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

Readily described as Australia’s answer to Michael Apted’s Seven Up films, the series of five films made by Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career, Little Women) since 1974 is very much its own phenomenon.

Simone Horrocks talks about her first feature film called ‘After the Waterfall’. It’s set out at Piha and stars Anthony Starr and Sally Stockwell. It was adapted from a British novel, The Paraffin Child. It’s screening at the New Zealand international Film Festival.

“Waiheke Island is almost its own country. It’s almost like a Greenpeace retirement village”

Suzanne Raes is the maker of this documentary that examines the life of the ill fated Rainbow Warrior and members of her crew that now reside on an island in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. It’s screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

The chap mostly known for his musicianship in Trinity Roots and Little Bushman, is trying his hand at providing the live soundtrack to the 1929 silent film ‘Under the Southern Cross‘ screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

John Henderson reviews the documentary ‘Space Tourists‘ screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

Lindon Puffin provides a web only audio wrap up of the New Zealand International Film Festival with his highlights and lowlights.

Listen/Download Lindon Puffin with Film Fest 09 wrap up

Lindon Puffin reviews the new documentary from ‘Kaikohe Demolition’ director Florian Habicht and a silly wee French spy romp.

Listen/Download Lindon Puffin on Land of the Long White Cloud & OSS 117

Lindon Puffin looks at the new film by ‘Look Both Ways’ director Sarah Watt. Its kind of a love story about a family dealing with all the big questions…

Listen/Download Lindon Puffin on My Year Without Sex

welineinpublic

Director Ondi Timoner tells the story of the effect the web is having on our society as seen through the eyes of the greatest Internet pioneer youve never heard of, visionary Josh Harris.

Award-winning director, Ondi Timoner (DIG!), documented his tumultuous life for more than a decade, to create a riveting, cautionary tale of what to expect as the virtual world inevitably takes control of our lives. We Live in Public is screening at the International Film Festival.

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antichrist

Shocking, disturbing & beautiful art? Producer Meta Louise Foldager chats about the new Lars von Trier film Antichrist.

Antichrist provoked “laughter, gasps of disbelief, a smattering of applause and loud boos” at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. So how has Meta been able to work with Lars on this project and how does she rationalise the film’s existence? Starring Willam Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg it is screening at the International Film Festival.

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