17 th international documentary festival - doc edge

17 thInternational Documentary Festival

1 June - 10 July 2022

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Doc Edge is the home for storytelling that changes your world. Our kaupapa is to celebrate, support and showcase documentary.

Bravely embracing the future of film festivals around the world, Doc Edge is cementing itself as a must-experience hybrid event with in-person and virtual screenings, allowing all of Aotearoa to connect with the festival and the stories of our world.

Welcome to Doc Edge 2022 – a documentary festival like no other.

113 Films40 Days07 Venues

“The range and quality of films this year is extraordinary. Brave, inspiring, thought provoking and entertaining.”

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Judy Bailey

Documentariesshow that downisn’t always out.

I Get Knocked Down Directed by Dunstan Bruce & Sophie Robinson

Bravely embracing the future of film festivals around

the world, Doc Edge is cementing itself as a must-

experience hybrid event with in-person and virtual

screenings, allowing all of Aotearoa to connect with

the festival and the stories of our world.

In this year’s programme, you will find a jaw-dropping

selection of 113 of the latest films from around the

globe. Joining the local filmmakers, we are thrilled to

welcome back international guests to the Festival.

Screenings are presented across three venues in

Auckland: The Civic (CBD), The Capitol Cinema

(Balmoral) and Silky Otter (Oraki) and in Wellington

across two venues: The Embassy Theatre (CBD) and

The Roxy (Miramar). Silky Otter also runs the festival

in Christchurch. For anyone who cannot attend the

festival in-person, or missed any of the premiere

screenings, the Virtual Cinema gives you access to

the full programme as well the virtual hub where you

can meet filmmakers and other audience from across

the country.

Welcome to Doc Edge Festival 2022Kia ora koutou

Alongside the screenings, Doc Edge offers the

most ambitious collection of VR, AR and digital

emissive projects as part of the XR Exhibition,

screen industry events, schools programme as

well as Kiwi radio documentaries to celebrate

100 years of radio in Aotearoa.

Doc Edge 2022

On behalf of the Doc Edge Board and team, we welcome you to the 17th edition of Doc Edge Festival.

After over two years of “you know what”, we are delighted to return Delta and Omicron to the Greek alphabet where they belong. It is time to celebrate the art of documentary on the big screen at cinemas and smaller screens at home.

Like last year, in-theatre selected films will only screen

once in each city, so book your seat early to avoid

disappointment. The virtual cinema, nation-wide, has a

capacity limit, so get your tickets early. You can rent and

watch films with your whanau or friends from the comfort

of your own ‘theatre’. If you are a film buff, get a Binge

Pass, and films will be added to your library.

The Doc Edge Awards will be held in Auckland at The

Civic on 22 June prior to the World Premiere of The Other

Fellow (UK). Ticket holders for this film will be able to

attend the awards free of charge and be the first to know

who won the Oscar consideration for 2023! This year’s

Doc Edge Superhero Award is the late Vincent Burke for

his outstanding contribution to documentary.

We thank our partners, supporters, and everyone who

played a part in making Doc Edge happen. Please support

the filmmakers, local businesses, and our not-for-profit

home-grown festival. It is time for our team of five

million to come together again, this time, to experience a

documentary festival like no other.

Ngā mihi nui

Dan & AlexFestival Directors

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Kia ora koutou

A very warm welcome to Doc Edge 22 which this year promises to be bigger and bolder than ever.

With our newfound freedoms, the festival gives us the perfect opportunity to get back to the cinema and view the best documentary offerings from around the world on the big screen, just as they should be viewed.

This year Doc Edge is proud to partner with The Capitol Cinema in Auckland, The Embassy in Wellington, and a brand-new collaboration with the boutique cinema, Silky Otter, allows the festival to return to Christchurch.

Of course, if you can’t make it to those venues, Doc Edge has perfected its extensive online offering, thanks to Covid … there must be some benefits!

Alongside more than seventy feature films there will also be thirty nine shorts on offer as well as live Q & A’s with filmmakers, an engaging interactive schools’ programme and events tailored specifically to the screen industry with workshops and the opportunity to pitch ideas for new documentaries. There will also be an XR exhibition incorporating some of the latest digital technology.

A Message From Judy Bailey

The range and quality of films this year is extraordinary. Brave, inspiring, thought provoking and entertaining. Three of the many I’m keen to watch: ‘Outside’, from Ukraine, ‘Only I Can Hear’, a collaboration between Japan, New Zealand and the US, and ‘A Forbidden Orange’, from Spain.

Check out this festival brochure and immerse yourselves for six whole weeks. Indulge, you won’t regret it!

Ngā mihi

Find out more: aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts

Auckland Council is proud to support Doc Edge Festival.

Connecting our communities through arts and culture.

Judy BaileyDoc Edge Champion

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Thank You To Our Partners

Hospitality Partners

Funding Partners

Venue Partners

Principal Partner

Platform Partner

Learning Partner

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1 Welcome

10 Venues

16 Films by Category

43 Festival Timetable

65 Doc Edge Schools

67 Doc Edge Industry

82 XR Exhibition

86 Films

Index & 2022 Team

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Tickets for The Civic and The Embassy Theatres are sold through Ticketmaster. For general information, contact Ticketmaster at 0800 111 999 or ticketmaster.co.nz. Ticketmaster terms and conditions apply to all sales.

All other in-theatre tickets are sold through the participating venues:

The Capitol (Auckland)

Silky Otter Cinemas (Auckland and Christchurch)

The Roxy (Wellington)

Check with individual cinemas for festival packages.

All theatre seats are allocated. Please contact the venue if you require accessible seating.

Transaction and credit card fees may apply.

Virtual tickets can be purchased directly through our Virtual Cinema site - vc.docedge.nz

Content Ticket Info

Q+As

Live and online Q+As sessions with filmmakers will be presented throughout the festival. Please check the website for up-to-date information.

In Theatre Virtual Cinema

Film Viewing Key

Ticket Prices

In-Theatre Festival

Includes booking fee and GST $21Full

$855-Film Pass

Virtual Festival

$17Consession / Single

Festival Binge PassesWatch more films for much less.

$21Two or more viewersWatch with as many friends as you like.

Group

Shorts

Features

$39

Category PassesPricing available on the virtual festival platform.

$365

$16010-Film Pass

These passes can be purchased online through Ticketmaster and may also be available through other venues. Please contact them directly.

$17Concession Under 25-year-olds, Seniors 60+Appropriate card and/or proof of age required

Access, stream or cast films using the Doc Edge Apps.

58 Being Oneself

47 Special Presentation

53 Special Presentation

20 Ripple Effect

28 We Are The World

54 Fearless

16 And.... Action

24 True or False

35 Work It

40 Thank You For The Music

48 Through Generations

66 Shorts

For under 25-year-olds, seniors 60+, or one person watching a film, enter promo code DEF22

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73 Films

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AWARDS

Doc Edge is an Oscar-qualifying festival. Winners of the Best NZ/International Feature Film and Short Film categories are eligible for Oscar consideration for 2023.

The 2022 Doc Edge Awards will be presented in Auckland on Wednesday 22 June 6pm The Civic. Free entry for ticket holders for the World Premiere of The Other Fellow.

A list of all winners will be available on the Doc Edge website.

Thank You To Our Supporters

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Venues

The CapitolBuilt in 1922, Balmoral’s heritage-listed Capitol is Auckland’s second oldest cinema. Renovated most recently in 2009, the cosy 130-seat cinema is plush with large comfortable seating and original decor. The Capitol screens the best in new release arthouse films together with upmarket commercial releases, regular special film events and festivals.

The cinema is licensed and supports local wines, craft beers, a selection of imported brands, six different types of gin and a range of sodas and tonic water. The candy bar also offers hand-rolled, organic Little Island ice creams. 78 Victoria Street West, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010

Booking and Ticket information

Book tickets over the phone 09 623 2000 or online at www.thecapitol.co.nz/doc-edge-festival.

The Capitol Cinema box office will be open during festival time. It opens 30 minutes prior to a performance for you to collect tickets. You can also book tickets for films on the day.

Eating and Drinking

You can enjoy a pre-show drink in the Cinema bar.

Parking and Transport

There is free street parking available near the cinema on Rocklands Ave and on Wiremu Street. Alternatively, there is a paid Secure Parking lot behind the cinema (in the old Warehouse car park). If you're bussing to the Capitol, the 25B and 25L stops right outside and the OuterLink and 650 stop nearby on Balmoral Road.

For other parking options please visit: at.govt.nz

Public transport

Visit Auckland Transport or download the AT app to see what public transport options are available.

610 Dominion Road,Balmoral, Auckland 1041

Screenings

Screenings will start as scheduled. Latecomers will not be permitted entry once a screening has commenced. Please turn off all electronic devices prior to the start.

Theatre Accessibility

Access For Patrons with Disabilities - Currently it is not possible to install wheelchair access into our cinema. We sincerely apologise for this inconvenience.

Any recordings and photography are strictly prohibited.

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The CivicA much-loved Auckland landmark located on the corner of Queen Street and Wellesley Street. Built in 1929, The Civic is one of the few remaining atmospheric theatres in the world specifically designed as a 'movie palace' for talking pictures ('talkies'). It’s opulent and dramatic setting includes a domed ceiling with a spectacular starscape and combines 1920's glamour with modern technology.


Book tickets over the phone or online and at the book office at the Aotea centre prior to the festival 0800 111 999 www.ticketmaster.co.nz The Civic Box Office is to the right of the main entrance (on the corner of Queen Street and Wellesley Street) as you come into the building. It opens 90 minutes before the start of performances.

Eating and Drinking

You can enjoy a pre-show drink in the theatre bar, or for something a bit more substantial, visit Stark’s Café and Bar. Stark’s offers special show-themed cocktails, as well as Caffe L’Affare coffee, tea, and cold drinks. If you’re headed to The Civic for a matinee, you can also enjoy cabinet food such as filled baguettes, croissants, and bagels. It’s a great place to visit for a showtime treat.


The Civic Car Park is a short walk from The Civic, making it a great option for attending shows there. It is important, however, to remember that sometimes all our venues are filled with events. Make sure you have a backup parking plan — or book a space in advance. To avoid the payment queues in the Civic car park after the show – use the “pre-pay option” at the payment machines and pre-pay for your parking before attending the show. Keep your ticket safe and drive out straight after the show/event.


The Civic can be accessed by wheelchairs and has lifts and ramps to assist those who have difficulty climbing stairs. To book wheelchair seats for shows in our venues please contact Ticketmaster on 09 970 9711. Please note this is not a general sales line. Be sure to specifically request wheelchair seats.

Companion seats are available for those booking wheelchair spaces. We have two courtesy wheelchairs available at the venue if you or someone you’re coming with has mobility needs. You can book one of these by calling Ticketmaster at 09 970 9711.

The Civic LiftThe Civic was built in 1929 and while it’s a gorgeous building, we know that the foyer spaces can be a bit of a maze. There is a lift available, but it can be difficult to find. We suggest you ask one of our team to show you where it is located as soon as you arrive. They’ll be more than happy to help!

Visually impairedFor every show, visually impaired patrons can call Ticketmaster at 09 970 9745 any time before 5 pm on the day of the show and they will make sure the front of house team is aware of your needs in advance. Guide dogs are welcome at our venues.

Screenings

Screenings will start as scheduled. Latecomers will not be permitted entry once a screening has commenced. Please turn off all electronic devices prior to the start. Any recordings and photography are strictly prohibited.

Venues

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Venues

The Roxy

Nestled in the heart of New Zealand’s movie-making capital, Miramar, Wellington, this gorgeous art deco cinema theatre, multi-arts venue and restaurant, is one of the city’s leading attractions.

This versatile multi-arts venue now boasts state of the art sound design and projection technology, two luxurious theatres (capacity 164 & 55), generous Italian leather seats and the ability to enjoy wine and snacks while you watch, making this a very special film experience.


Tickets can be booked via the Roxy website - roxycinema.co.nz - or in-house.

The Doc Edge Box Office is located upstairs in the Grand Foyer of The Roxy during festival time. It opens 90 minutes prior to a performance for you to collect tickets. You can also book tickets for films on the day.

Eating and Drinking

You can enjoy a pre-show drink in the theatre bar, or for something a bit more substantial, Coco at The Roxy is Miramar’s leading dining destination serving award-winning dishes and cocktails. For reservations, phone 04 388 5555 or email [email protected].


To book wheelchair seats for shows, contact Roxy Cinema 04 38 5555. Please note this is not a general sales line. Be sure to specifically request wheelchair seats. Companion seats are available for those booking wheelchair spaces. A hearing loop is available; please notify staff on arrival. A photo ID is required for the use of hearing aid equipment. There are two mobility car parks at the front of the building.


There is unrestricted car parking space on nearby Tahi Street, and further north on Park Road. There are 30-minute parking spaces directly outside the building. Buses 2, 30x and 31x all depart from Courtney Place (CBD) and go directly to The Roxy. The trip takes roughly 25 minutes but allow time for traffic and delays. For more information & bus timetables head to metlink.org.nz.

Screenings

Screenings at The Roxy are in Cinema One upstairs, and Cinema Two on the ground level. Screenings will start as scheduled. Latecomers will not be permitted entry once a screening has commenced. Please turn off all electronic devices prior to the start. Any recordings and photography are strictly prohibited.

5 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington 6022

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The Embassy

The historic Embassy Theatre is Wellington’s finest picture palace, housing three screens equipped with the latest (including 3D) technology and state of the art sound. Originally built in 1924, it was fully refurbished in 2003, to host the World Premiere of the final film in Sir Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.


Tickets can be booked via Ticketmaster – ticketmaster.co.nz


To book wheelchair seats for shows please contact Ticketmaster on tel: 09 970 9711.

Screenings

Screenings will start as scheduled. Latecomers will not be permitted entry once a screening has commenced. Please turn off all electronic devices prior to the start. Any recordings and photography are strictly prohibited.


Street parking is available. Please note time restrictions apply. Be sure to check street signs. Wheelchair access can be organised when purchasing tickets via Ticketmaster. For public transport, The Courtenay Place transport hub is located just across the road, with frequent buses and taxis readily available.

www.embassytheatre.co.nz

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Virtual Cinema

113 features and short films will be available online nationwide for New Zealand viewing between 1 June and 10 July.

Much like popular online video streaming platforms such as Apple TV or Google Play, you book tickets by “renting” the film.

1. Go to

2. Create an account if you are new or Sign In if you are returning.

3. Once you have logged in, you can browse, select and add individual films or a selection to My Wishlist.

4. After you pay with your credit card, your chosen film(s) will be added to My Library for you to watch when they become available. Once you hit play, You have 48 hours to view the film.

Note: * Short Films are sold in bundles. You can purchase a Binge Pass and watch all 39 shorts whenever you like, however many times you like and with who you like.

* Feature Films are available individually and in bundles.To watch all 73 features, purchase the Binge Pass.

* There are also Category Passes that have been collated by theme to help make your choice easier.

Book tickets for films at any time. Note that some feature films will have an in-theatre premiere first before going online. “Available On” dates will be clearly displayed on each film on our Virtual Cinema Platform.

Please note: Whetū Mārama – Bright Star is NOT available to view in the virtual festival.

Visit docedge.nz to find out more.

Doc Edge Virtual Cinema vc.docedge.nz

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Tickets can be purchased via the Silky Otter Cinemas app, and online at https://www.silkyotter.co.nz./

Eating and Drinking

With a full-service kitchen, special hand-crafted menu and the freshest of ingredients, you're in for a mouth-watering treat. Whether it's freshly cooked hot food items, indulgent desserts, classic movie favourites, or a drink from Silky Otter’s selection of premium beers and wines, there's something for everyone. With great food comes great service. Sit back and relax as staff deliver food straight to your seat.

A modern and luxurious cinema experience with world-class theatres equipped with luxury leather recliners, access to delicious food and drink, laser projection and full 7.1 surround sound.

Take your seat, put your feet up, and enjoy ‘Cinema made for you’. Christchurch is the second location to have opened in 2021 after Auckland, which opened in 2019.

Silky Otter CinemasOrakei, Auckland Wigram, Christchurch

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Auckland Space for wheelchairs is at the front of the cinema. To book seats for shows, please contact Silky Otter Cinemas in Orakei on 09 523 0400.

Christchurch Wigram has been built with access for wheelchair users in mind, with space for wheelchairs is at the back of the cinema.To book seats for shows, please contact Silky Otter Cinemas in Wigram at 03 740 2155.


AucklandFree parking is available upstairs outside Orakei Bay Village, or downstairs outside Kings Plant Barn. Orakei Train Station is directly adjacent to the Village, and only one stop from Britomart.

ChristchurchThe best drop-off point is on Runway Road, and it is a 30-metre walk to the entrance. Free parking is available around the Landing. Bus stop is on Corsair Drive and is an 80-metre walk.

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Wellington was named aCreative City of Film by UNESCOin November 2019

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A portrait of one of the most beloved women in America, truly the “First Lady of Television."

With exclusive access to Betty White and her team over ten years, this film captures a personal side to her life.

Friends and co-stars all pay tribute including Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, Carl Reiner, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Bertinelli.

The film looks at her full and legendary career, as a pioneer, entertainer, and Hollywood’s life-long sweetheart. Beloved for her roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Golden Girls, to hosting the highest rated SNL episode ever, Betty is an icon across generations.

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Why was Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange banned in Spain? Was it just the ultraviolence or did fascism have a role to play?

Acclaimed director Pedro González Bermúdez takes an in depth look at the events surrounding Spain banning this cult masterpiece.

Described by critics as “morally corrupt” and “a cursed film”, lead actor Malcolm McDowell narrates this eye-opening film about the fallout of the release. The result is an explosive tale of religion, morality, and fascist dictatorships.

A Forbidden Orange (La naranja prohibida) looks back at a film that, nearly 50 years later, still raises questions about the nature of freedom and film’s ability to change the world.

A Forbidden Orange

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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Pedro González BermúdezCountry: SpainYear: 2021Duration: 78 minLanguage: Spanish / English

AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 8.30pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Wed 22 June 8.15pm

WLG: The Embassy, Fri 1 July, 8.30pm

ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July

AUSTRALASIA PREMIERE

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Steven BoettcherCountry: USAYear: 2022Duration: 60 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 10.30am

WLG: The Roxy, Sat 9 July, 2.30pm


ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE

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An in-depth and affectionate biography of the fabulously famous and intensely private star.

Dean Martin was the ultimate cool cat. Undeniably brilliant, he dominated the landscape of popular culture for decades. He was a master of improv, a giant of comedic timing, a movie star, consummately elegant and one of the smoothest crooners of the 20th century.

The film features a star-studded cast including personal anecdotes from Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, Norman Lear and his daughter, Deana Martin.

A bold investigative portrait of the underrated genius and his lasting cultural relevance as the one-of-a-kind King of Cool.

Dean Martin: King of Cool

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Tom DonahueCountry: USAYear: 2021Duration: 102 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 12pm



NZ PREMIERE

You’ve seen it on stage, you’ve seen it on screen, now see it again with a whole new perspective: behind the scenes of "the most powerful movie musical ever made".

The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of the much beloved film Fiddler on the Roof. Now get a detailed view behind the scenes of the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called "the most powerful movie musical ever made.”

Displaying a richly comprehensive examination of the passion, dedication, and love that brought this film together. Director, Daniel Raim, captures the humour and drama of Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia.

Narrated by the charming voice of Jeff Goldblum, this film shows us how one of the most revered musicals ever made made its triumphant, hazardous voyage to the big screen. Interestingly, Jewison is not of Jewish faith.

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Daniel RaimCountry: United StatesYear: 2022Duration: 88 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Civic, Sun 26 June, 12.45pm

WLG: The Roxy, Sun 10 July, 4.15pm



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Bond, James Bonds. Can anyone ever live up to that name?

An energetic exploration of male identity via the lives, personalities, and adventures of a diverse band of men, real men across the globe all sharing the same name - James Bond.

World Premiere and opening night film, The Civic, Auckland, Wed 22 June.*

7 – 8pm Red Carpet arrival, official welcome and introductions.

8 – 9pm The Other Fellow screening followed by live Q&A session with director, Matthew Bauer.

The Other Fellow

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Matthew BauerCountry: United KingdomYear: 2022Duration: 80 minLanguage: English / Swedish

AKL: The Civic, Wed 22 June, 8pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Thu 23 June, 6pm

WLG: The Roxy, Wed 6 July, 8pm

ONLINE: 23 June - 10 JulyWORLD PREMIERE

Take a trip through the mind of Jeremy Thomas, one of film’s most prolific producers.

For decades, legendary film producer Jeremy Thomas has driven from England to the Cannes Film Festival. This time, he’s joined by acclaimed filmmaker and cinematographer Mark Cousins.

On their intimate, visual five-day road movie through rural France, they remember some of the most acclaimed and controversial films ever made: The Last Emperor, which won nine Oscars for Thomas when he was still in his 30s, including Best Picture; David Cronenberg’s Crash and its Cannes scandal; the masterpiece of sexual obsession, Bad Timing.

The pilgrimage is intercut with acclaimed actors Tilda Swinton and Debra Winger, who give exclusive insights into the man and his work.

The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Mark CousinsCountry: United KingdomYear: 2021Duration: 93 minLanguage: English

AKL: Silky Otter, Wed 15 June, 8pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Wed 15 June, 8pm

WLG: The Roxy, Sat 9 July, 4pm

ONLINE: 16 June - 10 JulyNZ PREMIERE

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*Every person who purchases a ticket is invited to attend the official Doc Edge Awards, 6 - 7pm.

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Against the backdrop of New Delhi's escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting the kite birds.

In one of the world's most populated cities, cows, rats, monkeys, frogs and hogs jostle cheek-by-jowl with people. Here, two brothers fall in love with a bird. From their makeshift bird hospital in their tiny basement, the "kite brothers" care for thousands of these mesmeric creatures that drop daily from New Delhi's smog-choked skies. As environmental toxicity and civil unrest escalate, the relationship between this Muslim family and the neglected kite forms a poetic chronicle of the city's collapsing ecology and rising social tensions.

Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

All That Breathes

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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Shaunak SenCountry: India / USA / UKYear: 2022Duration: 94 minLanguage: Hindi

AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 10am

WLG: The Roxy, Sun 3 July, 10am


NZ PREMIERE

One brave woman's quest to keep a promise to her dying father and free her sisters, held captive by ISIS.

Hanifa, a young Yezidi woman, miraculously survives an ISIS attack. She escapes abduction but her five younger sisters are all trucked off and enslaved. Based on exclusive access to one of the most dangerous and underreported places on earth, Oscar and Emmy-nominated director Polak tracks Hanifa’s mission to find her sisters and bring them home.

Winner of the Gilda Vieira de Mello Prize and International Jury Prize at FIFDH 2022, One World Prague 2022, Hot Docs 2022.

Angels of Sinjar

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Hanna PolakCountry: Poland / GermanyYear: 2022Duration: 109 minLanguage: Kurdish / English

AKL: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 8pm

WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 2.30pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 8pm

ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE

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Palawan, Philippines is an idyllic tropical island paradise and one of Asia’s most visited tourist destinations. However, behind the picturesque powder-white beaches and lush forests is a small network of environmental vigilantes trying to protect its spectacular natural resources from destruction.

Delikado follows three ecological defenders: a charismatic lawyer, an ex-illegal logger seeking redemption, and a local Mayor.

People lose lives protecting the environment, but they won’t stop until they get justice. This is a test they have never before faced in the battle to save this island paradise and their homes.

Delikado

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Karl Malakunas Country: Philippines / Hong Kong / Australia / USA / UKYear: 2022 Duration: 94 minLanguage: English / Tagalog



WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 12.45pm


NZ PREMIERE

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To save our planet, they will risk their lives.

Activists take to the trees to save a 12,000-year-old forest from the expansion of one of Europe’s biggest coal mines. To save our planet, they will risk their lives.

Robin, Indigo and Clumsy are activists who live in self-built treehouses to halt the chainsaws. They form an unlikely alliance with a frustrated community in rural northeast England who have spent 30 years fighting plans for a new coal mine.

An inspiring view of direct action and the fight against climate breakdown. A raw, authentic and emotional insight into the battle between communities, activists and fossil fuel corporations.

Finite: The Climate of Change

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Rich Felgate Country: United KingdomYear: 2022 Duration: 98 minLanguage: English / German


WORLD PREMIERE

Three environmental crusaders confront betrayal and murder as they battle to save an island paradise famed as the Philippines' ‘last ecological frontier’.

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The secrets of the Greenland ice sheet. What can it tell us about climate change and where we go from here?

Director Ostenfeld accompanies three of the world’s leading glaciologists on pioneering scientific expeditions to and into the Greenland ice sheet.

Cool and hardworking Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, sensitive and politically engaged Jason Box, and daring and fearless Alun Hubbard are all working to collect new crucial data that can help answer some key questions of our time: How fast is the ice melting? How quickly are sea levels rising? How much time do we have left to change the course of the Earth?

Into the Ice

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Lars OstenfeldCountry: DenmarkYear: 2022 Duration: 86 minLanguage: Danish / English

AKL: Silky Otter, Fri 17 June, 8pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Fri 17 June, 8pm



RIPPLE EFFECT

The dark secrets of Myanmar as told by anonymous young filmmakers trying to find hope in a seemingly hopeless situation.

Hidden from the world's TV cameras, life under Myanmar’s junta of terror in the aftermath of last year's military coup has been largely invisible. As an act of creative resistance, the anonymous Myanmar Film Collective composed this feature-length film by blurring reality and fiction, all segments from their first-person perspective, woven together with blood-chilling eye-witness footage in the form of citizen journalism.

An extremely urgent film in a time when Myanmar has almost disappeared from the news headlines around the world.

Myanmar Diaries

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: The Myanmar Film Collective (MFC) Country: Netherlands Year: 2022 Duration: 70 minLanguage: Burmese

AKL: The Capitol, Mon 19 June, 5.15pm





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A Bolivian park ranger and a Hong Konger journalist risk their lives to go undercover and investigate a new, deadly jaguar trade sweeping South America.

As China pours hundreds of billions of dollars into South American infrastructure, jaguars are disappearing from the continent’s protected rainforests. Targeted as substitutes for tiger parts, jaguars are being trafficked at dangerously high numbers.

Spanning over mist-covered jungles in the Amazon to bustling wildlife markets in China, Tigre Gente follows the story of a Bolivian park ranger and a Hong Konger journalist fighting to stop the jaguar trade before it’s too late. Along the way, they grapple with questions of empathy, responsibility, and bridging a cultural gap to prevent the jaguar trade from spiralling out of control.

Tigre Gente

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Elizabeth UngerCountry: USAYear: 2022 Duration: 93 minLanguage: Chinese / English / Spanish





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Will two daredevil teenagers be able to numb their pain by performing the dangerous stunts of parkour?

Rikke Brewer and best friend Aiden Knox are ‘failing’ working-class teenagers. They spend their time honing their spectacular UrbEx stunts and gravity-defying parkour skills, hoping that millions of 'likes' will be their ticket out of boring Guildford, England. But the trauma of a close friend's death triggers darker stories, of broken families and fragile mental health, threatening to send them further away from each other and off the rails.

A Doc Edge Pitch2021 project, director Day's film Off The Rails was nominated for the Golden Alexander Award at this year's Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival.

Off the Rails

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Peter DayCountry: UK / New ZealandYear: 2022Duration: 96 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Civic, Fri 24 June, 7pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Sun 26 June, 5.30pm

WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 6pm

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How hard would you fight for your freedom?

In March 2002, a state TV station in China was hijacked by members of outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal was to counter the government narrative about their practice.

In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong Justice League and Star Wars, a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee.

Combining present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by Daxiong’s art, the film retraces the event on its 20th anniversary. The film brings to life an unprecedented story of defiance, harrowing eyewitness accounts of persecution, and an exhilarating tale of determination to speak up for political and religious freedoms, no matter the cost.

Eternal Spring

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Jason Loftus Country: CanadaYear: 2022Duration: 86 minLanguage: English / Mandarin



Would you sacrifice faith and tradition for applause?

After hiding in the mountains for a century, a Miao ethnic Christian choir is discovered by a propaganda official and becomes a national and international sensation.

Over time they are forced to perform songs in venues that align less and less with their faith. The film follows the story of two young Miaos in the choir and all the villagers as they reconcile their faith, identity and love with the real world of China.

Singing in the Wilderness speaks to everyone whose community was once culturally, spiritually or physically colonised.

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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Dongnan ChenCountry: ChinaYear: 2021Duration: 98 minLanguage: Mandarin / A-Hmao



Winner of Hot Docs 2022 Audience Award and Canadian Audience Award.

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The implausible second career of the ‘good Nazi’.

Albert Speer is an enigma. The highest-ranking Nazi in Nuremberg to be spared the death sentence, Speer was one of Hitler’s closest confidants and his chief architect. He was responsible for 12 million slave labourers. And yet, even now, he has the reputation of being the ‘good Nazi’.

The film meets Speer in 1971 when he was working on a screenplay for Paramount Pictures, based on his memoir “Inside the Third Reich”. Based on forty hours of previously unheard audio cassettes, recorded by screenwriter Andrew Birkin, it features Speer’s callous attempt to whitewash his past with a feature film.

The spellbinding story of the Nazi, Paramount Pictures and the biopic that Kubrick refused to direct.

Speer Goes to Hollywood

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Vanessa Lapa Country: Israel / Austria / GermanyYear: 2021Duration: 98 minLanguage: English / French / German

AKL: Silky Otter, Wed 15 June, 6pm




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For every story there are two sides but evidence will reveal the truth.

When the State of Israel was established in 1948, war broke out and hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated in its aftermath. Israelis know this as the War of Independence while Palestinians call it “Al Nakba” (the Catastrophe). This is a story about one such village: Tantura.

In the late 1990s, graduate student Teddy Katz conducted research into the large-scale massacre that had allegedly occurred here. His work later came under attack and his reputation was ruined, but 140 hours of audio testimonies remain.

The film examines why the Nakba is taboo in Israeli society and explores the country’s inability to come to terms with its dark past.

Tantura

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Alon SchwarzCountry: IsraelYear: 2022Duration: 95 minLanguage: English / Arabic / Hebrew

AKL: Silky Otter, Thu 16 June, 6pm



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Trace the epic David and Goliath battle between the families of three Aboriginal children murdered 30 years ago and the criminal justice system that has failed them.

This film investigates one of Australia’s worst unsolved serial murder cases. In 1990-91, three Aboriginal children disappeared from the same street within five months in a small rural town in northern NSW. Months later their remains were found off the same dirt track leading out of town.

It’s a gut-wrenching pursuit that takes them from a rural Aboriginal Mission all the way to the High Court and exposes a wider story of systemic racism in the criminal justice system and Australia to this day.

The Bowraville Murders

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Allan ClarkeCountry: AustraliaYear: 2021Duration: 87 minLanguage: English


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Twenty years after the Guantanamo Bay detention camp was established by the U.S. military in the wake of 9/11, its legacy continues to cast a long shadow.

This film focuses on several men - detained in Guantanamo for years without charge by the United States - after they are placed in what’s billed as the world’s first rehabilitation center for extremists.

There, they undergo the center’s “deradicalization” program, which includes therapy sessions and life skills classes, before they are permitted to be released into an unfamiliar society where they will face new challenges. With empathy and extraordinary access, this film is a powerful document of how individuals and societies face the far-reaching consequences of conflict.

The UnRedacted

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Meg SmakerCountry: USAYear: 2022Duration: 108 minLanguage: Arabic / English

AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 8.15pm



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Who is watching you?

Visionary artist Trevor Paglen attempts to launch a work of art into orbit. If he succeeds, it will be the first time anyone has launched a non-militarised, non-commercial satellite into space.

As we follow his mission the film reveals the global impact of technology in the 21st century. We see how the evolution of corporate and state surveillance ultimately destroys our right to anonymity and privacy.

This is the debut feature film from Australia's five-time Walkley award-winning journalist Yaara Bou Melhem.

2018 Doc Edge Superhero, the late Diane Weyermann, commissioned and was an Executive Producer on the film for Participant Media.

Unseen Skies

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Yaara Bou MelhemCountry: Australia / USAYear: 2021Duration: 98 minLanguage: English




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What are the Five Elements? Take a trip through modern China to find out.

Studying and applying the Five Elements to daily life has become immensely popular throughout the world. This ancient Chinese philosophy known as Wu Xing accepts that everything in the universe is in a constant state of change.

Passing through deserts, ice and snow, remote rural villages and populous megacities German director, Drevs and New Zealand Field Director & DOP, Mike Single embark on an extensive 200 day expedition throughout China.

In this epic cinematic exploration filmmakers ask how we might achieve balance and harmony amidst the complexities and challenges of modernity?

Balance of the Five Elements

How can you move on after you’ve lost your only child?

After an earthquake razed the Chinese city of Sichuan to the ground in 2008, more than 6,000 parents were encouraged to replace the child they lost and move on.

Due to the One-Child Policy, these parents lost the only child they had. Over a decade, director Fan follows two couples who originally connected because they had both lost daughters named “Rain”. The couples become close friends through the shared experience of introducing new children into their shaken families.

Haunted by fear, resentment, and unspeakable grief, the families find hope beyond intergenerational trauma to build towards a brighter tomorrow.

Executive Produced by Doc Edge alumni Jean Tsien (Our Time Machine, Plastic China).

After the Rain

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Jian FanCountry: ChinaYear: 2021Duration: 104 minLanguage: Chinese

AKL: The Capitol, Sun 19 June, 10.30am

CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 25 June, 10.30 am

WLG: The Roxy, Sat 2 July, 10.15am

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WE ARE THE WORLD

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Jan Hinrik DrevsCountry: New Zealand / China / GermanyYear: 2022Duration: 100 minLanguage: Chinese / English / German

AKL: The Civic, Fri 24 June, 4pm

WLG: The Roxy, Sun 3 July 7.30pm


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One Kiwi doctor reveals the inside story of the global pandemic that will make you realise the true cost of working on the frontline.

When Covid-19 hit, Doc Edge alumni director Dr. Trotman Donated to Science, was stood down because he is immunocompromised. Frustrated and looking for ways to contribute, he began documenting the experiences of colleagues around the world.

Between March 2020 and August 2021, Trotman did almost 150 interviews. He was the only person talking to healthcare workers so early in the piece, when events were still new and raw and emotions high.

Because he was a colleague, his subjects were incredibly candid. This remarkable film is the result.

Behind the Mask

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Paul TrotmanCountry: New ZealandYear: 2022Duration: 89 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Capitol, Fri 24 June, 11am

CHCH: Silky Otter, Sun 26 June, 10.30am

WLG: The Roxy, Thu 7 July, 8pm


The incredible story of a woman caught in the middle of the Syrian Refugee Crisis and her commitment to hold onto hope.

Shot over an unparalleled 10 years, Syrian-Lebanese director Kevorkian’s intimate camera follows the plight of Maria and her family of Syrian migrant workers who find themselves unable to return back to their hometown of Raqqa, Syria.

Unique among the numerous refugee stories to date, Batata captures an entire decade while documenting not just the age-old conflict between two nations, but the unbending spirit of a woman who puts family ahead of all else.

Batata

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Noura KevorkianCountry: Canada / Lebanon / QatarYear: 2022Duration: 126 minLanguage: Arabic / Armenian / English

AKL: Silky Otter, Thu 16 June, 8pm


WLG: The Roxy, Sun 3 July, 12pm


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Across the Scottish islands of the Outer Hebrides, Gaelic voices from the past tell stories of the sea.

The first-ever theatrical documentary shot in Scottish Gaelic, Iorram (Boat Song) is an immersive portrait of a thousand-year-old fishing community in the Outer Hebrides, as it faces an uncertain future.

New Zealand born award-winning filmmaker Alastair Cole layers breathtaking footage of modern island life. Archive sound recordings of voices, stories and songs from the mid-20th century are woven together with an original folk score by Aidan O'Rourke. The result is a poetic dialogue between past and present, reflecting on a culture and language fighting to survive in the globalised world.

Iorram (Boat Song)

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Alastair ColeCountry: New Zealand / UKYear: 2021Duration: 97 minLanguage: Scottish Gaelic

AKL: The Capitol, Fri 24 June, 5pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Sun 26 June, 1pm

WLG: The Roxy, Fri 8 July, 8pm


Three nations in endless conflict are willing to risk their lives in order to save the Dead Sea.

The Dead Sea is drying up at an alarming rate as a result of conflict and climate change. Dead Sea Guardians follows the story of three men, an Israeli, a Jordanian, and a Palestinian, each from fighting borders as they join forces to heroically swim the dangerously salty sea from Jordan to Israel.

Their mission is to save the Sea, one of the most spectacular places on earth, from disappearing.

Dead Sea Guardians

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Ido Glass, Yoav KleinmanCountry: IsraelYear: 2022Duration: 78 minLanguage: English / Arabic / Hebrew


CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 25 June, 12.45pm



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With the Olympics looming, what happens when Russia takes over Crimea and the Ukrainian Paralympians lose their training base?

As the 2014 Winter Olympics gets underway in Sochi, Russian armed forces prepare to invade and annex the Ukrainian territory of Crimea.When the region is forcibly taken, Ukrainian Paralympic athletes are cut off from their state-of-the-art training facility.

The film follows 5 athletes with disabilities who juggle personal circumstances and an extreme political environment to attempt to make the Paralympics qualification.

Pushing Boundaries is more than a sports film. It boldly shows the state of a country where people are forced to reorient themselves day by day.

Pushing Boundaries

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Lesia KordonetsCountry: SwitzerlandYear: 2021Duration: 102 minLanguage: Ukrainian

AKL: The Civic, Sun 26 June, 10.30am

WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 10.30am



My Childhood, My Country20 Years in Afghanistan

An epic story of boyhood and manhood, in a land ravaged by war.

A moving new film from award-winning filmmakers Grabsky and Sharifi as they follow the life of Mir Hussain for a twenty year period in one of the most embattled corners of the globe.

We first meet Mir in 2002, a boy of eight, in war-torn rural Afghanistan. Mir’s life tells a remarkably personal story of the poverty, destruction, aspiration, and progress that colours Afghan life today. As the film progresses, Mir grows up, gets married, has a family, and a career, all with war and conflict looming in the background.

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Phil Grabsky, Shoaib SharafiCountry: UKYear: 2021Duration: 94 minLanguage: English


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How far would you go searching for something that may not exist?

A 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a modern day adventure. Not a hunt for gold, but to seek out and surf a mythical, never-ridden wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Skipper Matt Knight and big wave surfer Andrew Cotton follow clues to try and find the ‘perfect wave’. But not everything goes to plan, with serious injury and life-threatening challenges testing the crew's resilience.

Narrated by the legendary Charles Dance the film, boasts jaw-dropping cinematography, and follows remarkable protagonists, for whom living life to the full often means putting themselves in harm’s way.

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In modern-day Ethiopia, women unite through storytelling, music and motherhood.

Nardos, an Azmari singer from Addis Ababa, yearns to tell stories about the lives of ordinary people through her music. Her dream is to write her own song that denounces the blatant discrimination of women in the East African country.

In search of stories for her songs, she meets Gennet, a poet who lives on the streets with her children. As Nardos puts the lives of Ethiopian women, their visions and power at the centre of her creation, we dive deeper and deeper into a rapidly changing country.

Stand Up, My Beauty

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Heidi SpecognaCountry: Switzerland / GermanyYear: 2021Duration: 110 minLanguage: Amharic



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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Mikey CorkerCountry: FranceYear: 2022Duration: 93 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Capitol, Thu 16 June, 8.15pm




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A film for anyone who has wondered about the life of a stranger they’ve passed on the street.

In his film experiment, director Łoziński watches people from his balcony and barrages them with questions about how they cope with life. His genuine interest is rewarded with the most intimate stories. Every story is unique, and life always surpasses imagination.

The director spent 165 shooting days on his balcony and talked to 2,000 people over two and a half years. Using his colourful cast to narrate life, Lozinski has created a film that is shimmeringly kaleidoscopic and harmonious, startling and engaging, by turns cheerful and contemplative.

The Balcony Movie is an affirmation of life, a mirror for everyone to see themselves in.

The Balcony Movie

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Paweł ŁozińskiCountry: PolandYear: 2021Duration: 100 minLanguage: Polish



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Can four men with a dream convince Russia and America to join forces to connect the world?

A grumpy, Czech-born mining engineer and his fast-talking protege join forces with Russian visionaries. They dare to try the impossible - to link USA and Russia with a 100-kilometre railroad tunnel beneath the Bering Strait.

The "Strait Guys" try to convince international governments, corporations, and indigenous tribes to green-light their $100 billion project. They promise it will be the Panama Canal of the 21st century.

As they struggle to keep their "peace, progress, and prosperity" project alive in the face of many obstacles, the film leaves us wondering: What is really preventing the US and Russia from being connected?

The Strait Guys

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Rick MinnichCountry: Germany / Canada / FinlandYear: 2022Duration: 99 minLanguage: English / Russian

AKL: The Capitol, Sun 19 June, 7.15pm

CHCH: Silky Otter, Thu 23 June, 8.15pm

WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 10.15am


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The Chinese Dream and how the rich need the poor to thrive.

China transformed from a closed off society and impoverished country to becoming one of the world’s economic leaders. This 2022 Academy Award nominated film asks what happens to the people of a nation undergoing such drastic changes in such a short time span as they pursue the “Chinese Dream”?

Exploring hyper-capitalism in China, this film takes the viewer through the layers of China’s working systems. From the lower-class labourers and factory workers to the financial elite. The film reveals the intricate pyramid that keeps China’s wealthy at the top and poor at the bottom.

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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Jessica KingdonCountry: United StatesYear: 2021Duration: 99 minLanguage: Chinese

AKL: The Capitol, Sun 19 June, 12.45pm



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A little piece of marble and its travels across the supply chain unlock a wild tale of globalisation.

On the travels of one piece of marble from mine to market, we meet the colourful characters whose lives are devoted to the commoditisation of things both ancient and new.

Loosely and with cool humour, the Chinese-Dutch film portrays a chain that runs from capital, manufacturing, purchasing and sales to consumer as our hero piece of marble ends up a fridge magnet.

A Marble Travelogue

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Sean WangCountry: Netherlands / Hong KongFrance / GreeceYear: 2021Duration: 99 minLanguage: Chinese / English / French / Greek

AKL: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 12.15pm


WLG: The Roxy, Sun 10 July, 10am


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If you see a box, that’s nice. If you see a storyboard, let’s talk.

If your dream is to take your ideas off the paper and onto the screen, here’s your chance. The University of Auckland’s postgraduate Screen Production programme is taught by award-winning film practitioners. We are the only university in New Zealand that is a member of CILECT (an association of the world’s best film schools) and the only screen production programme in New Zealand to be endorsed by ARRI, the global supplier of motion picture lm equipment.

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Fame, free sneakers a million followers. A teen influencer's dream or a living nightmare?

Girl Gang closely follows the life of Leonie, a 14-year-old rising teen influencer who lives on the outskirts of Berlin.

She's got a million followers and counting, and hordes of adoring fans. But the pressure to produce content is massive and she begins to struggle.

Seeing economical potential in her internet stardom her parents step into the role of full-time managers. They want her to have a better life than they had.

Her life becomes dictated by brands and pressure. At such a young age, will she cope?

A fascinating insight into influencer culture.

Girl Gang

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Susanne Regina MeuresCountry: SwitzerlandYear: 2022Duration: 98 minLanguage: German

AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 6.15pm




Imagine a future where humankind not only survives, but flourishes.

Meet four groundbreaking thinkers who have hope for the future. Our planet holds the secret. The circular economy.Circularity is an economic system based on the idea that nothing should go to waste.

A simple idea that is at the heart of nature, but it is far from the way most of us live. Living this way can save our planet and save us from climate change.

From the clothes we buy to how our houses are built, the amount of waste we produce and the quantity of water we consume, Circularity allows the consumer to take the power back. You have the choice to live this way.

Going Circular

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Richard Dale, Nigel WalkCountry: Netherlands Year: 2022 Duration: 90 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Capitol, Thu 16 June, 6pm




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Are you over post-it notes with empty marketing phrases? Sick of endless meetings about nothing? Do you crave to break free from the stress and corporate carry-on?

Are you happy at work? Across the globe, only 20% of workers are motivated enough to put in a decent day’s work. Something is profoundly wrong in the office. How can we change it for the better?

This film explores how empty corporate jargon, management fashions and self-serving bureaucracy masquerading as efficiency hijacked the purpose of work.

Laced with humour and irony, the film explains the very real consequences the toxic workplace has for the health and happiness of the people who work there.

The Happy Worker

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: John WebsterCountry: FinlandYear: 2022Duration: 82 minLanguage: English / Korean

AKL: The Civic, Thu 23 June, 6pm




Still Working 9 to 5 explores why workplace inequality is still no laughing matter.

When the highest grossing comedy, 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Lily Tomlin, exploded on screens in 1980, the laughs hid a serious message about inequality in the workplace.

As 9 to 5 continues to resonate as a touchstone of classic feminist inspiration, Still Working 9 to 5 brings to life, with colorful and comedic observations, why the film is as relevant today as the year it lit up the box office four decades ago.

The film offers up a new recorded version of the hit song 9 to 5 featuring Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson.

Still Working 9 to 5

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Camille Hardman, Gary LaneCountry: USA / AustraliaYear: 2022Duration: 91 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 4pm


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Gen Z Youtubers melt down and bounce back in the wake of the global pandemic.

Seven young people from across the world shared their exciting plans for 2020 when "virus" started trending online.

From the pandemic, through to the BLM movement and on to the US elections - Viral Dreams features over a year's worth of real-time video posts and depicts the surprising resilience of a new generation to a global change no one saw coming.

Viral Dreams

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Sagi Bornstein, Udi NirCountry: Germany / IsraelYear: 2021Duration: 86 minLanguage: English / French / Spanish Malayalam




Women are building it for themselves.

Follow the unique story of Leila Avakh and Sedigheh Momennia, as they follow their dream of opening a carpentry workshop run by women for women.

With much love and passion, Leila and Sedigheh have chosen a profession that is considered extremely masculine in the traditional societies of the Middle East. They are some of Iran’s first female carpenters. Despite the obstacles and difficulties they face, they are determined to prove to themselves. They refuse to let go of their dreams.

Armed with self-taught skills, guts, and a deep determination, Leila and Sedigheh bravely face cultural traditions to fight for what they believe in.

Woodgirls - A Duet for a Dream

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Azadeh Bizargiti Country: IranYear: 2021Duration: 76 minLanguage: Persian



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Follow one of Norway’s biggest bands in this story of great music, big ambitions, broken friendship – and maybe forgiveness.

When Take On Me reached number 1 on the Billboard charts in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?

a-ha - The Movie follows Norway's biggest pop band over a period of four years, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. We get close to three strong personalities. How do they see their legacy and future today?

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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Directors: Thomas Robsahm,Aslaug HolmCountry: NorwayYear: 2021Duration: 109 minLanguage: English / Norwegian

AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 11.45am


WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 7pm



They're the greatest band you've never heard of... It's time now to hear how they defined a generation and inspired the music we danced to.

The British group Cymande are unsung heroes whose message of peace, love and funk sailed beyond Britain's shores and helped shape music for five decades. Long after they stopped playing, the music played on, so they returned to play some more.

Now their story is told on screen for the first time, with tributes from a galaxy of musicians and producers influenced and enthralled by their music, including Mark Ronson, Kool DJ Red Alert, DJ Maseo, Jim James and Louie Vega.

Getting it Back: The Story of Cymande

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Tim Mackenzie-SmithCountry: UKYear: 2022Duration: 90 minLanguage: English

AKL: Silky Otter, Sun 19 June, 8.15pm




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In 1997 a bunch of anarchist punks gatecrashed the charts and woke up the world. Did any of it matter or was it all just bollocks?

Twenty years after his fall from grace, the former frontman of the band Chumbawamba is angry and frustrated. But how does a middle-aged, retired radical, who now feels invisible get back up again?

Part music film, part unflinching character study, part a punk version of A Christmas Carol - I Get Knocked Down is the funny, surreal and deeply human story of the most audacious anarchist music experiment of all time and a call to arms to those who think activism is best undertaken by someone else.

I Get Knocked Down

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Dunstan Bruce, Sophie RobinsonCountry: UKYear: 2021Duration: 88 minLanguage: English




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Some hate him, some make babies to his music. The incomparable Kenny G.

Why do some people hate Kenny G’s music, and why so many more love it.

A light-hearted exploration of this conflict raises big questions about taste, genre, and marketing. Along the way we hear from music critics, record executives, radio personalities, market researchers, fans – and of course, the G man himself.

Listening to Kenny G

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Penny LaneCountry: USAYear: 2021Duration: 97 minLanguage: English



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Principled, talented and enduring: The legacy of Sinéad O’Connor.

This is the story of Sinéad O'Connor's phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and her exile from the pop world as her irreverent personality clashes with the mainstream.

Focusing on her prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.

“Everybody felt it was OK to kick the shit out of me,” - O'Connor.

Featuring a new interview with Sinéad herself and intimate insights from artists, musicians, and social commentators adding layers of Irish history, politics, and global activism.

Nothing Compares

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Kathryn FergusonCountry: Ireland / UKYear: 2022Duration: 97 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Civic, Thu 23 June, 8.15pm




An uplifting story of friendship, passion, and the power of music.

Through a shared love of music, four talented autistic musicians – Rawan, Jackson, Spenser and Ron – shatter the stigma of autism. Coming together to form a band, The ASD Band, they express themselves through song.

The film follows the band as they set out to write and record their first album and perform their first public show. Along the way we delve into the deep corridors of their lives, as they learn to navigate a world foreign to them by finding strength in others who share the same challenges.

Life on the spectrum has many individual challenges, but together, anything is possible.

Runner-up of Hot Docs 2022 Audience Award

OKAY! (The ASD Band Film)

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Mark BoneCountry: CanadaYear: 2022Duration: 86 minLanguage: English


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WED 15 JUNE

6.00pmSpeer Goes to

Hollywoodpg. 25

8.00pmThe Storms of

Jeremy Thomaspg. 18

THU 16 JUNE6.00pmTantura

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8.00pmBatata

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Love pg. 56

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Television pg. 16

12.15pmA Marble

Travelogue pg. 35

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4.00pmTigre Gente

pg. 23

6.00pmThe Bubble

pg. 51

8.00pmAngels of Sinjar

pg. 20

SUN 19 JUNE10.15am

How Saba Kept Singing

pg. 48

12.00pmChildren of

the Mist pg. 58

2.00pmI Am Not

pg. 60

4.15pmHide & Seek

pg. 48

6.15pmListening to

Kenny G pg. 41

8.15pmGetting It Back:

The Story of Cymande

pg. 40

WED 22 JUNE6.00pm

Delikado pg. 21

8.15pmA Forbidden

Orange pg. 40

THU 23 JUNE6.00pm

The Other Fellow pg. 18

8.15pmThe Strait Guys

pg. 33

FRI 24 JUNE4.00pm

The Island in Me pg. 51

7.00pmMyanmar Diaries

pg. 22

SAT 25 JUNE10.15am

After the Rainpg. 28

12.45pmDead Sea Guardians

pg. 30

2.30pmOnly I can Hear

pg. 62

4.30pma-ha : The Movie

pg. 40

6.45pmGirl Gang

pg. 37

8.45pmDisco Bloodbath

pg. 59

SUN 26 JUNE

10.30amBehind the

Mask pg. 29

1.00pmIorram

(Boat Song) pg. 30

3.00pmStill Working

9 to 5 pg. 38

5.30pmOff The Rails

pg. 23

8.00pmNothing

Compares pg. 42

Doc Edge Festival 2022Christchurch 15 - 26 JUNE

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A total of 112 films are available online nationwide for New Zealand viewing. The online festival kicks off on 1 June and films will continue to be added until we close the doors on Sunday 10 July.

Book tickets by “renting” the film. Visit docedge.nz to find out more.

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VENUE DATE SCHEDULE

WED 15 JUNE

6.00pmSpeer Goes to

Hollywood pg. 25

8.00pmThe Storms of

Jeremy Thomas pg. 18

THU 16 JUNE6.00pmTantura

pg. 25

8.00pmBatata

pg. 29

FRI 17 JUNE

4.00pmPenelope,My Love

pg. 56

6.00pm Hidden Letters

pg. 54

8.00pmInto the Ice

pg. 22

SAT 18 JUNE

10.30amWho I AmTwo -Spirit

pg. 72

12.15pmA Marble

Travelogue pg. 35

2.15pmOutside

pg. 46

4.00pmTigre Gente

pg. 23

6.00pmThe Bubble

pg. 51

8:00pmAngels of Sinjar

pg. 20

SUN 19 JUNE

10.15pmHow Saba Kept

Singingpg. 48

12.00pmChildren of

the Mistpg. 58

2.00pmI Am Not

pg. 60

4:15pmHide & Seek

pg. 48

6.15pmListening to

Kenny G pg. 41

8.15pmGetting It Back:

The Story of Cymande

pg. 40

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WED 15 JUNE6.00pm

Golden Landpg. 60

8.00pmMelting Dreams

pg. 56

THU 16 JUNE6.00pm

Going Circular pg. 37

8.15pmSavage Waters

pg. 32

FRI 17 JUNE

6.00pmI Get Knocked

Down pg. 41

8.00pm The Island in Me

pg. 51

SAT 18 JUNE

10.30amBetty White: First Lady of

Television pg. 16

12.00pmDean Martin: King of Cool

pg. 17


pg. 30

4.00pmAnd Still I Sing

pg. 54

6.15pmDelikado

pg. 21

8:30pmA Forbidden

Orange pg. 16

SUN 19 JUNE10.30am


12.45pmAscension

pg. 35

2.45pmYoung Plato

pg. 53

5:15pmMyanmar

Diaries pg. 22

7.15pmThe Strait Guys

pg. 33

FRI 24 JUNEMatarikiHolidaySpecial

11.00am Behind the

Mask pg. 29

2.00pm Only I Can

Hear pg. 62

5.00pm Iorram

(Boat Song) pg. 30

7.30pm Disco

Bloodbath pg. 59

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Film Categories

Special Presentation

We Are The World

True or False

Ripple Effect

Through Generations

Work It

Fearless

And... Action

Being Oneself

Thank You For The Music

VENUE DATE SCHEDULE

WED 22 JUNE6.00pm

Doc Edge Awards

8.00pmThe Other

Fellow pg. 18

THU 23 JUNE

6.00pmThe Happy

Worker pg. 38

8.15pmNothing

Compares pg. 42

FRI 24 JUNE MatarikiHoliday Special

1.00pmWhetū Mārama -

Bright Star pg. 47

4:00pmBalance of the Five Elements

pg. 28

7.00pmOff the Rails

pg. 23

SAT 25 JUNE

10.00amAll That Breathes

pg. 20

11.45pma-ha :The Movie

pg. 40

2.00pmNelly & Nadine

pg. 61

4.00pmStill Working

9 to 5 pg. 38

6.15pmGirl Gang

pg. 37

8:15pmThe UnRedacted

pg. 26

SUN 26 JUNE

10.30amPushing

Boundriespg. 31

12.45pmFiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

pg. 17

2.45pmUnseen Skies

pg. 27

5:15pmCrows

Are White pg. 59

7.30pmIthaka pg. 55

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Fame, free sneakers and a million followers.

Girl Gang

A teen influencer's dream or a living nightmare?

Directed by Susanne Regina Meures

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Wellington 30 JUNE - 10 JULY

VENUE DATE SCHEDULE

SAT 2 JULY10.15am


12.30pmInto the Ice

pg. 22

2.30pmChildren of

the Mistpg. 58

4.30pmSavage Waters

pg. 32


pg. 30

8.15pmViral Dreams

pg. 39

SUN 3 JULY

10.30amAll That Breathes

pg. 20

12.30pmBatata

pg. 29

2.30pmOutside

pg. 50

4.15pmYoung Plato

pg. 53

6.30pmBalance of the Five

Elements pg. 28

WED 6 JULY

6.00pm How Saba Kept

Singingpg. 48

8.00pmThe Other Fellow

pg. 18

THU 7 JULY6.00pm

Listening to Kenny G pg. 41

8.00pmBehind the Mask

pg. 29

FRI 8 JULY6.00pm

Still Working 9 to 5 pg. 38

8.00pmIorram (Boat Song)

pg. 30

SAT 9 JULY10.15am

The Bubble pg. 51

12.15pm Dean Martin: King of Cool

pg. 17

2.30pm Betty White: First Lady of

Television pg. 16

4.00pmThe Storms of

Jeremy Thomas pg. 18

6.00pm Nothing Compares

pg. 42

SUN 10 JULY

10.00am A Marble

Travelogue pg. 35

12.15pm Myanmar

Diaries pg. 22

2.15pm Tantura

pg. 25

4.15pmFiddler's

Journey to the Big Screen

pg. 17

6.15pmUnseen Skies

pg. 27

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EMBASSY GRAND

THU 30 JUNE

6.00pmIthakapg. 55

EMBASSY 2 FRI 1 JULY

6.15pmThe Happy

Worker pg. 38

8.00pmHidden Letters

pg. 54

EMBASSY 3 FRI 1 JULY

6.30pm Girl Gang

pg. 37

8.30pmA Forbidden

Orangepg. 16

EMBASSY 2 SAT 2 JULY

10.30amOnly I Can Hear

pg. 62

12.45pmThe Island in Me

pg. 51

3.15pmThe UnRedacted

pg. 26

6.00pmOff The Rails

pg. 23

8.30pmDisco

Bloodbath pg. 59

EMBASSY 3 SAT 2 JULY

10.15amThe Strait Guys

pg. 33

12.30pmGoing Circular

pg. 37

2.30pmAngels of Sinjar

pg. 20

5:00pmMelting Dreams

pg. 56

6.45pmHide & Seek

pg. 48

8.30pmAnd Still I Sing

pg. 54

EMBASSY 2 SUN 3 JULY

10.30amPushing

Boundariespg. 31

12.45pmDelikado

pg. 21

2.45pmNelly & Nadine

pg. 61

4.45pmSpeer Goes to

Hollywoodpg. 25

7.00pma-ha :

The Moviepg. 40

EMBASSY 3SUN 3 JULY

11.00amI Am Not

pg. 60

1.00pmGolden Land

pg. 60

3.00pmCrows Are

Whitepg. 59

5.15pmAscension

pg. 35

7.30pmI Get Knocked

Downpg. 41

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In every profession there is someone who changes the rules of the game. In music, that person is Bruce Swedien.

In the early eighties in Los Angeles, Bruce embarked on a project with Michael Jackson that revolutionised the music industry forever. For the first time, those involved in that project tell the unknown story behind his work and how his talent ended up being an essential piece in the history of popular culture.

In this, the 40th anniversary of the release of one of the most important recordings in music history it is the perfect time to introduce you to the man behind the best music you've ever heard.

Sonic Fantasy

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Marcos CabotáCountry: SpainYear: 2021Duration: 97 minLanguage: English




Meet the man who broke the rules and records.

Special Presentation

The renaissance of the waka and our deep connection to the greatest wayfarers on earth.

Whetū Mārama - Bright Star

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Toby Mills, Aileen O'SullivanCountry: New ZealandYear: 2021Duration: 90 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Civic, Fri 24 June, 1.00pm

AUCKLAND PREMIERE

Sir Hekenukumai Puhipi Busby has helmed this renaissance which has flourished to embrace thousands of New Zealanders. He and his crews have proved beyond doubt that those ancient Pacific Voyagers were not blown here by accident. They were able seamen who knew where they were going and how to get here.

30 years ago there were no waka hourua, no ocean going waka/canoes and no surviving knowledge of celestial navigation in Aotearoa.

We have come a long way since then. Double hulled canoes have been built. Celestial Navigation has been re- learned. The Pacific Triangle has been sailed.

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Doc Edge 2021THROUGH GENERATIONS

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A crackdown on organised crime threatens the future of a young Italian teen and tears his family apart. What lies must they tell to survive?

Nascondino (Hide & Seek) follows four years in the life of “scugnizzo” street kid, Entoni. He spends his days roaming freely around his neighbourhood and hanging with older kids from local gangs. A state crackdown on children at risk of entering organised crime sees Entoni fighting for his freedom.

As his grandmother Dora watches on, she is confronted by her own past horrors and retreats further into her faith, memory, and superstition. Will Dora’s faith be enough to save Entoni, or will the constraints of his upbringing doom him to repeat the cycles of crime he has been born into?

Hide & Seek (Nascondino)

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Victoria Fiore Country: UK / ItalyYear: 2021 Duration: 85 minLanguage: Italian





Proving love can grow in even the grimmest of places.

94-year-old David "Saba" Wisnia believes he survived the horrors of Auschwitz by using his beautiful singing voice to entertain his Nazi captors. When his grandson, Avi, starts asking questions, they realise there’s more to the story. Someone may have secretly altered the course of Saba's life.

The pair embark on an expedition that leads them into the mystery of David’s past in what is a breath-taking and moving testament to the power of music, art, and love.

Executive Produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.

How Saba Kept Singing

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Sara Taksler Country: USAYear: 2022Duration: 80 minLanguage: English / Hebrew Polish

AKL: Silky Otter, Sun 19 June, 10.15am

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THROUGH GENERATIONS

Living life to the fullest at 99-years-old.

In an elderly home on the outskirts of Stockholm, many of the residents will soon turn 100-years-old. Some of them didn’t know each other’s names until an activity coach was hired to break this solitude. With an extroverted personality and a bunch of daring ideas, Monica reawakens their youthful spirits.

She develops a special relationship with Ella who doesn’t have any close family. When Ella’s health worsens, Monica organises a big celebration for her 100th birthday.

The film explores what it means to live life to the fullest, while embracing the ups and downs of ageing and care in late life.

Live Till I Die

After fifty long years in showbiz, Britain’s oldest drag artiste is still shaking her sequins, even while battling Alzheimer’s.

An intimate portrait of ageing, friendship and Alzheimer's as David Raven, best known by his drag name Maisie Trollette, prepares for the performance of a lifetime.

David’s 85th is fast approaching and a special and spectacular birthday performance has been arranged for him in the UK’s capital of camp, Brighton. As his birthday grows nearer, he must deal with the unique challenges that performing in your eighties can bring.

A hilarious, heart-warming, and often heart-breaking peek into the world of a character more colourful than his gowns.

Winner of Best Documentary at the 2022 Dublin International Film Festival.

Maisie

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Lee CooperCountry: UKYear: 2021Duration: 76 minLanguage: English



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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Åsa Ekman, Oscar Hedin Hetteberg, Anders Teigen, Gustav ÅgerstrandCountry: SwedenYear: 2022Duration: 73 minLanguage: Swedish



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THROUGH GENERATIONS

Imagine being released from an orphanage into the adult world with only a knife and a lighter in your pocket.

13-year-old Roma transforms from a poster boy of the Ukrainian Revolution to a young man. On his 18th birthday he is released into the world with no money and little chance of escaping a life of crime.

Independent life is a challenge for Roma, and the camera witnesses his insignificant efforts to cope with normal existence.

Filmed over seven years, Director Olha Zhurba explores what happens to children who grow up in horrible life circumstances. Children we only notice when they harm us. Children we put behind bars. But what if we noticed them earlier?

Outside

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Olha ZhurbaCountry: Ukraine / Netherlands / DenmarkYear: 2022Duration: 79 minLanguage: Ukrainian / Russian / Romani

AKL: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 2.15pm




How does the world look through the eyes of a six-year-old child?

A window into a child’s world: his fears, his desires, his way of thinking. An exploration of the subconscious of an innocent and ingenuous child, as he falls asleep and drifts into the depths of his own mind.

Director Milstein captures his son Alva as darkness takes hold and his imagination sparks. The father and son, whispering to one another so as to not wake Alva’s sister, talk about life, death, and everything in between.

Summer Nights is ultimately a film about the bond between fathers and sons.

Summer Nights

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Ohad MilsteinCountry: Israel / SwitzerlandYear: 2021Duration: 53 minLanguage: French / Hebrew



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THROUGH GENERATIONS

Ask yourself what is the real price of a perfect retirement?

Welcome to America’s largest retirement community; a 32-square mile, sun-drenched, beautifully maintained, gated paradise housing 150,000+ retirees.

The Bubble intimately examines the exclusive experiences, beliefs and mindsets of six memorable Village residents. Interweaving these satisfied retiree existences with the anxieties of surrounding county residents, the film reveals how those beyond the sealed gates are being profoundly displaced by The Villages’ endless desire for land, water, and regional control.

An engaging, provocative yet compassionate contemplation of American ways of life, ageing, and death.

The Bubble

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Valerie BlankenbylCountry: Switzerland / AustriaYear: 2021Duration: 91 minLanguage: English



WLG: The Roxy, Sat 9 July, 10.15am


Three women travel to the remote atoll of Pukapuka in the Cook Islands. Can they reconnect with their identity?

The Island in Me is an award-winning feature taking the viewer to a unique place never before captured in film. With only four hundred inhabitants and ten metres above sea level, the atoll has stories to tell.

The film follows two women - Amelia Hokulea Borofsky and Johnny Frisbie - who grew up here and return home after decades away to find the atoll, and themselves, forever changed. They return to reconnect - with emotion, celebration, and a sense of belonging. Director Cubero del Barrio also weaves in her own intimate story.

Winner Special Jury Prize at the 19th Festival International du Film Documentaire Océanien FIFO Tahiti.

The Island in Me

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Gemma Cubero Del BarrioCountry: USAYear: 2021Duration: 100 minLanguage: English




ONLINE: 18 June - 10 July INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

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Our ultimate goal is to help businesses, like yours, succeed.Our team of business advisors, employment lawyers, in-house employment relations specialists and health and safety consultants will help you solve problems the right way, and fast.

With over 135 years of knowledge and expertise, we work tirelessly to strengthen business communities by giving them a voice and helping them create a positive business environment.

We address the issues that matter most to businesses and provide practical support, resources, and advice across multiple sectors.

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A visionary headmaster empowers children with philosophy to see beyond their boundaries and limitations.

A Primary School in Belfast’s Ardoyne housing estates invokes the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to fight poverty, drug dealers and the IRA. The school hopes to restore hope in the battered community, where violence keeps interrupting their daily life.

We see how philosophy can encourage children to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and sometimes challenge the narratives of their parents, peers and socio-economic groups.

Young Plato

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Neasa Ni Chianain, Declan McGrathCountry: Ireland / FranceBelgiumYear: 2021Duration: 102 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Capitol, Sun 19 Jun 2.45pm




THROUGH GENERATIONS

Doc Edge Originals

A transgender teen on the spectrum learns to be himself and finds the support he needs with the help of his original animated characters, The Fallens.

This is a Doc Edge Original film supported by the Doc Edge Rei Foundation Film Fund.

Who I Am

SPECIAL PRESENTATION Director: Naomi BallCountry: New ZealandYear: 2022Duration: 23 mLanguage: English

AKL: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 10.30am


WORLD PREMIERE

presented by

Special screening of Who I Am and the short film Two-Spirit, including a live Q&A session with filmmakers.

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Despite death threats, three female Afghan singers fight for women's rights through music.

Afghanistan's controversial pop star and activist Aryana Sayeed mentors hopeful contestants on the hit singing TV series Afghan Star.

For 13 straight seasons, the show has featured only male winners. In 2019, this was about to change. Female singers Zahra Elham and Sadiqa Madadgar are on the verge of success as their dreams of becoming national singers begin to turn into reality.

Their lives are turned upside down when the Taliban return to power, reversing twenty years of progress for women's rights. Each woman must make a harrowing escape from Kabul into exile while the US fully evacuates.

And Still I Sing

Resisting the patriarchy one secret language at a time.

Four hundred years ago Chinese women had to obey fathers, husbands, and sons. But women in a few secluded villages of central China had a secret. The language they created, called Nushu.

This very ancient hidden language embodies a powerful bond of sisterhood that has challenged patriarchy for centuries.

On the brink of extinction, Nushu’s modern debut is under threat of being commodified. Can two women keep it alive in a world still dominated by men? They try to protect the written language’s true legacy, while being swept up into its new trendy comeback.

Hidden Letters

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FEARLESS presented by

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Fazila Amiri Country: CanadaYear: 2022 Duration: 90 minLanguage: Dari

AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 4pm




DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Violet Du Feng, Qing ZhaoCountry: United States / China / NorwayYear: 2022 Duration: 86 minLanguage: Chinese / English



WLG: The Embassy, Fri 1 July, 8pm

ONLINE: 18 June - 10 JulyINTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

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A father's love for his son and the fight for his freedom. This is the story of John Shipton and his son Julian Assange.

76 year-old retired builder John Shipton’s tireless campaign to save his son, Julian Assange. How will he find the strength to keep going?

With Julian facing a 175 year sentence, his family are confronting the prospect of losing him forever.

With Julian’s health declining in a British maximum-security prison and American government prosecutors attempting to extradite him to face trial in the US, the clock is ticking.

Ithaka is a reminder of the global issues at stake as well as an insight into the personal toll inflicted by the task of fighting for a cause bigger than oneself.

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Ben LawrenceCountry: AustraliaYear: 2021 Duration: 110 minLanguage: English


WLG: The Embassy, Thu 30 June, 6pm



Ithaka

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A tender portrait of a graphic novelist who communicates his experience of cancer with creativity and humour.

After being diagnosed with a brain tumour in his early thirties, Scottish artist, Gordon Shaw decided to create a comic book to cope with his death. The tumour that Gordon decides to call Rick takes on a life of its own and helps him come to terms with his diagnosis and shortened life span.

As the tumour grows, the Covid-19 pandemic hits, forcing Gordon into isolation, away from his long-distance partner in the USA. This film explores how art, humour and love can combat our fears of mortality when we are faced with the reminder that the clock is ticking.

Long Live My Happy Head

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Will Hewitt, Austen McCowanCountry: UKYear: 2021Duration: 88 minLanguage: English



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Three Afghan girls travel to Europe to become pro skiers, but life in the West is not what they dreamed it would be.

Hoping to represent Afghanistan at the Olympic Games these young athletes dedicate all their efforts to skiing. But when they finally arrive in Europe for a two year stint, they face insurmountable cultural differences and the harsh standards of European professional sports.

When the idealisation of the Western world begins to vanish, so do their dreams of skiing. One by one, each takes a shot at finding a better life and faces high-stakes consequences.

The film offers up a unique perspective of Afghan culture not often shown, and the universal theme of dreaming big.

Melting Dreams

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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Heidy KanclerCountry: SloveniaYear: 2022 Duration: 84 minLanguage: English / Afghani / Austrian

AKL: The Capitol, Wed 15 June, 8pm

WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 5pm



The ferocity of a mother's love trades the battle for the path of peace.

For 18 years, director Claire Doyon has been filming Pénélope, her daughter with autism and Rett syndrome.

Composed of DV tapes, Super 8 reels and HD archives, this film traces the relationship between mother and daughter through different stages - the shock of the diagnosis, the fight against it, the resolve, the acceptance and discovery of a different mode of existence.

This deeply moving and intimate film is a tribute to the mother daughter bond and what our children can teach us.

Penelope, My Love

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Claire DoyonCountry: FranceYear: 2021 Duration: 88 minLanguage: English / French





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Artist, activist, and single mother, Lydia Emily, defies a crippling diagnosis with her will to survive.

The Art of Rebellion follows the LA-based political street artist recognised for her socially conscious, hand-painted murals. Not the typical profile of a street artist, Lydia is 40-something and a single mother of two kids, one of whom is autistic. Lydia also has Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a progressively debilitating disease that threatens her livelihood.

Lydia pushes against painful symptoms as her disease progresses, using shoelaces to secure paintbrushes to her hands as they lose their grip, to complete paintings for her first gallery show, declaring “I dare you to make this my last year, I love my life - try and take it from me.”

The Art of Rebellion

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Libby SpearsCountry: USA Year: 2022Duration: 79 minLanguage: English



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Would you fight for the right to wear what you want?

Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad is the voice of millions of Iranian women rebelling against the forced hijab on social media. Leading one the largest acts of civil disobedience in today’s Iran, Masih uses her freedom in exile to amplify the protest in her home country.

The regime tightens its grip to regain control, and Masih’s courage is tested when violence and oppression threaten her own family members.

In the misty mountains of North Vietnam, 21st century feminism clashes with tradition, as a young woman enters puberty.

Di is a 12-year-old girl living in a small village where women get married very young, enduring the controversial tradition of “bride-kidnapping”.

When Di enters puberty, her personality changes drastically. The carefree little girl has turned into an impetuous, hypersensitive teenager constantly arguing with her mother. She yearns to rebel against the expectation to marry young.

On the Lunar New Year's Eve, when Di's parents come back home after celebrating, the house is silent: Di has disappeared.

Director Diem’s first feature-length film examines the battle between ancient customs and modern values.

Be My Voice

Children of the Mist

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BEING ONESELF

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Nahid PerssonCountry: Sweden / United States / Iran / UKYear: 2021 Duration: 83 minLanguage: Farsi / English



DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Le Diem HaCountry: VietnamYear: 2021 Duration: 92 minLanguage: Vietnamese

AKL: Silky Otter, Sun 19 June, 12pm


WGN: The Roxy, Sat 2 July, 2.30pm

ONLINE: 20 June - 10 JulyAUSTRALASIA PREMIERE

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Winner Perception Change Award Vision Du Reel 2022.

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Will the outcast monk, that prefers heavy metal and ice cream to meditation, help one man reconcile his double life?

After decades of living a secret life, a filmmaker travels to a strict Japanese monastery in search of guidance but the only monk who will help him is a Slayer fan.

Together they forge an unlikely friendship that leads them to higher truths and occasionally, a little trouble. Shot over five years on three continents, Crows are White is an exploration of truth, faith and love, from the top of a mountain to the bottom of a sundae.

From the back alleys and underground clubs of Karangahape Road, this film follows the politics and individual characters that shaped this iconic event.

The Disco Bloodbath event was created in 2015 out of frustration with the Auckland drag scene and its limitations on performers. Designed to be a subversive drag and cabaret show where almost nothing was off limits, the film observes the integral members of the troupe as it rapidly gains popularity and gradually morphs into something beyond what its original performers wanted it to be.

In this World Premiere, director Palmer captures the personality of K' Road. Disco Bloodbath wholeheartedly embraces the fringe of Aotearoa’s queer communities, providing a space that should welcome anyone, that is, if internal politics don’t get in the way.

Crows are White

Disco Bloodbath

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Ahsen Nadeem Country: United StatesYear: 2022Duration: 100 minLanguage: Arabic / English Japanese


WGN: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 3pm


NZ PREMIERE

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Marcus Palmer Country: New ZealandYear: 2022Duration: 88 minLanguage: English

AKL: The Capitol, Fri 24 June, 7.30pm




BEING ONESELF

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The world of drag can be a nightmare in this bloodbath portrait of drama, betrayal, and sex.

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There is no place like home, but where exactly is home?

Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers the land of his ancestors in the horn of Africa is full of copper and gold. He swaps his family’s safe but boring life in the Nordics for Somaliland, an unrecognised, self-declared state in East Africa. In their new home there are no paved roads or waste disposal, camels and goats roam the streets and buildings are made of sheet metal.

The family grapples with culture shock. While Mustafe struggles to lift the treasures from underground in an area plagued by clan tensions, his children embark on a bumpy journey to uncover where they really belong.

A heartfelt portrait of a young man searching for his roots and his place in society.

Oren is a teenager who was adopted from Guatemala by an Israeli family when he was a baby.

Growing up, he battled false mental diagnoses and suffered ridicule and racist treatment. Wielding his small video camera, Oren decides to embark on a life-changing mission to the country of his birth. His quest is to find his biological family and define his identity.

Film maker Tomer Heymann is Doc Edge Alumni. His acclaimed film Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life screened at the festival in 2019.

Golden Land

I Am Not

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Inka AchtéCountry: Finland / Sweden NorwayYear: 2021Duration: 82 minLanguage: Finnish / English

AKL: The Capitol, Wed 15 June, 6pm

WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 1pm



DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Tomer Heymann Country: Israel / GuatemalaYear: 2021Duration: 95 minLanguage: English / Hebrew Spanish

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Love against all odds - a remarkable story of two women falling in love in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

These star-crossed lovers meet on Christmas Eve, 1944 after Nelly receives a request from Nadine to sing a song from Madame Butterfly. Despite being separated in the last months of the war they reunite and spend the rest of their lives together.

Their love remained a secret for years, even from their closest family. Now Nelly's grandchild, Sylvie, opens unseen personal archives and uncovers their incredible story about war sufferings, mysteries, well-kept secrets, and the complicated stories of concentration camp survivors. Most of all, it’s a love story for all time that will move and inspire you.

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Racial profiling sends one young man on a mission to heal his past.

Josiah Wilson was adopted as a baby in Haiti and raised in an Indigenous family in Calgary, Canada.

Years later Josiah is racially profiled at an Indigenous basketball tournament. He is refused the right to play a sport he deeply loves and is exiled from his community.

In the aftermath of this hurtful rejection, he is left to examine who he really is. He strives to come to terms with the politics and tensions surrounding his family and community.

This powerfully intimate and moving story explores the struggle for identity under colonialism.

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One of Ours

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Magnus Gertten Country: Sweden / Belgium NorwayYear: 2022Duration: 92 minLanguage: English / French Spanish / Swedish

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DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Yasmine MathurinCountry: CanadaYear: 2021Duration: 88 minLanguage: English / Creole


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Three hearing teenagers come of age in the vibrant, raucous Deaf community. They are CODA-Children of Deaf Adults, and they must search for their identity.

With incredible compassion, directors Itaru Matsui and New Zealander Heath Cozens follow these girls as they come of age in the Deaf community. How will they define their identity living in the middle of different cultures?

As these young women seek companionship in their shared experience, Only I Can Hear reveals a complex story of life skills, language, and perceptions that form their universe.

Only I Can Hear

DOC EDGE FESTIVAL Director: Heath Cozens, Itaru MatsuiCountry: Japan / New Zealand / USAYear: 2022Duration: 78 minLanguage: English / Japanese



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With CODA taking home the Best Picture Award at the 2022 Oscars, this documentary gives a meaningful backstory to the real lives of these exceptional humans.

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Doc Edge Superhero 2022

Each year, Doc Edge recognises a person who has made outstanding contribution to documentary by declaring them a Superhero.

The 2022 recipient of the Doc Edge Superhero Award is Vincent Burke.

Vincent Burke (1952-2022) was a New Zealand television and film producer. Burke was the founder of Top Shelf Productions which was established in 1988. With a career spanning thirty years, Burke was noted for his documentary work and television productions which addressed social issues and everyday life.

A long-time supporter of Doc Edge, Vincent was generous with his time and knowledge. This was evident in the care he took when mentoring filmmakers. In 2019, Vincent was a Doc Edge Pitch decision-maker when he struck up a working relationship to executive produce Vea Mafile’o and Jeremiah Tauamiti’s pitch which went on to be their feature debut, For My Father’s Kingdom that had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. He was previously honoured as the Screen Production and Development Association of NZ (SPADA)’s Industry Champion in 2012 for his lengthy career and for giving back as a mentor, mediator and supporter of a range of industry initiatives.

His larger-than-life presence and experience will forever be remembered.

“We didn’t have a mission statement but if you look over the long list of programmes we made, and the programmes Vincent made before I came on board, there’s a strong social imperative to just about all of them – What’s Really In Our Food, Making New Zealand, Media7 in all its incarnations, docos about every social issue you can think of, and of course Target. These were shows that didn’t just entertain, they impacted peoples lives. This was entirely consistent with the Vincent I knew - he cared about our country and our people.”

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Freedom Swimmer

Director Olivia Martin-McGuireCountry Australia, France, UKYear 2021 Duration 15 minLanguage Cantonese

A granddaughter asks her grandfather to recount his journey from China, swimming to Hong Kong in the 1970s. A universal story of the dispossessed— what it takes to flee your country, what it means to fight for freedom, and what it is like to leave everything in hope of liberty.

Holy Holocaust

Director Noa Berman-Herzberg, Osi Wald Country Israel Year 2021 Duration 18 minLanguage English

A dark secret from the past is suddenly exposed, creating a chasm between two close friends; Jenny the German, and Noa the Israeli. One discovers that she is the black granddaughter of a renowned Arch-Nazi and her life turns upside down. The other does everything she can to not follow suit.

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More Than I Remember

Director Amy BenchCountry USAYear 2022 Duration 14 minLanguage English

One night at her home in southeastern Congo, 14-year-old Mugeni awakes to the sounds of bombs and finds herself thrust into a remarkable solo journey across the globe while remaining determined to reunite with her lost loved ones and lift up the Banyamulenge people off The Congo.

My Grandmother is an Egg

Director Wu-Ching Chang Country TaiwanYear 2021 Duration 8 minLanguage Mandarin

A stirring tribute told by director Chang about her grandmother who, as a T’ung-yang-hsi, was sold as a young girl to another family and raised as their future daughter-in-law. Forced to perform the household chores and denied an education, this hardworking woman found freedom through financial independence.


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Ola Ka Honua

Director Jilli Rose Country Australia Year 2022 Duration 22 minLanguage English

For the past 25 years, thousands of Maui’s residents and visitors have come to volunteer at Auwahi, a storied forest on the leeward side of Haleakela volcano, planting more than 133,000 seedlings of 42 native forest species in three restoration areas totalling 56 acres. By their efforts, Auwahi has gone from being a “museum forest”, a handful of centuries-old ancestor trees in a cow pasture, to a vibrant young forest where a critical part of Hawai’i’s biota has sanctuary.

Our Aotearoa

Director Monica Cordero Country New Zealand Year 2022 Duration 11 minLanguage English / Korean

‘Our Aotearoa’ is an animated documentary series that speaks to immigrants' personal experiences living in Aotearoa.

These episodes explore themes of racism, discrimination, loss, loneliness, and maintaining cultural ties while living in another country.

The Chemical Factory

Director Andrew Leung Country USA Year 2021 Duration 14 minLanguage English / Cantonese

A short animated documentary featuring a Chinese immigrant mother recounting her life growing up during the tumultuous 1950’s in communist China to her American son during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faded memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution are brilliantly rendered using groundbreaking technology, while drawing striking connections to the spate of violence towards the Asian community in America.

The Other Side of Paradise

Director Elliott Watson Country UKYear 2021 Duration 13 minLanguage English

Stuck in a state of limbo, Tymour, a Kurdish asylum seeker, dwells on the difficulties of his past as his future hangs in the balance.


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Anshan Diaries

Director Charles Xiuzhi DongCountry USA / ChinaYear 2021 Duration 28 minLanguage Mandarin

Director Dong casts his grandpa, a revolutionary of the left-wing, as the film’s lead, investigating and retracing his family saga spanning three decades of Chinese post-cultural revolution history.

Émigrés

Director Betsy Tsai Country United StatesYear 2021 Duration 14 minLanguage English / Mandarin

Émigrés offers a brief glimpse into how an immigrant family remains comfortably estranged and elusive of its history. The “why” might have gotten lost along the way.

Kinderland

Director Amy GrappellCountry USAYear 2021 Duration 33 minLanguage English

The tale of a century-old rivalry between two Jewish summer camps and their attempt at a newfound alliance, inspiring unity among today’s divided left.

The Great Journey

Director Juliette Lamboley Country FranceYear 2021 Duration 38 minLanguage Chinese / French / Russian / Mongolian

A funny and sensitive portrayal of old age.

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The Silent Shore

Director Timothee Corteggiani, Nathalie Giraud Country France Year 2021 Duration 37 minLanguage French

Famous fantasy author Pierre Dubois and his wife, Aline, discuss the loss of their teenage daughter Melanie, who committed suicide after a heartbreak.

When the Swallows Fly Away

Director Sebastien Pins Country Belgium Year 2021 Duration 19 minLanguage French

In a small rural village, a young boy befriends Fernand and Andrée, a farmer couple who, at 80-year-old, find themselves in trouble feeding their remaining livestock.

A Forgotten Life Director Matt Komo Country USA Year 2020Duration 22 minLanguage English

Where does a memory go when it dies?

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Lalito 10

Director Jordan Matthew HorowitzCountry USAYear 2022 Duration 17 minLanguage Spanish

When COVID-19 forced his school to close and remote learning proved impossible, a teacher in Guatemala built a classroom on wheels to bring education directly to his students.

Letter to San Zaw Htway

Director Petr Lom Country NetherlandsYear 2021 Duration 26 minLanguage English

In the aftermath of the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, the loved ones of Burmese artist and activist San Zaw Htway write letters to him.

Nuisance Bear

Director Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack WeismanCountry CanadaYear 2021 Duration 14 minLanguage English

With beautifully composed shots and calmly panning camerawork, this short film assumes the bear’s perspective as it plods along trying to find a way through town. A story of two colliding worlds told with stunning contrasting images.

Soul Lines

Director Rafa ArroyoCountry SpainYear 2021 Duration 14 minLanguage Spanish

Even if the wounds of the past are closed and you forgive all those who have hurt you, the pain always remains in your heart. An intimate portrait of María José Arroyo’s life, tracing the scars of her past and discovering the medicine of her soul.


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The Great Abandonment

Director Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya Country India Year 2021 Duration 28 minLanguage Hindi

As the world’s largest Covid lockdown is announced in India, 1.3 billion people are commanded to stay home, at four hours’ notice. Trickling out of megacities are millions of migrant labourers, stranded without jobs and wages to survive another day.

The Last Marathon

Director Ken Arlidge Country New Zealand / USAYear 2022 Duration 35 minLanguage English

Anton Maillie is an Emmy Award-winning television and film producer, a recovering alcoholic, and the 153rd person to run a marathon on all seven continents. Anton was diagnosed with ALS on Jan 6, 2020, after four years of testing.

Wildfire

Director Paul Wolffram Country New ZealandYear 2022 Duration 19 minLanguage English

Wildfire explores the rise of ‘sanguma’ - sorcery, in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV) is an introduced idea, a new thing to many towns and villages in the Highlands. The film provides direct accounts from those who combat the violence, and from those who have witnessed and participated in sorcery killings.


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Acts For The Invisible

Director Kate VinenCountry AustraliaYear 2021 Duration 19 minLanguage English

A philosophical fashion designer loses his life partner and is propelled towards an entirely new life ... far away from the fashion world. But can we ever really leave our old life behind?

Beirut Dreams in Colour

Director Michael Collins Country USAYear 2022 Duration 29 minLanguage Arabic / English

Renegades, rebels, pioneers… Mashrou’ Leila are indie-rock gods in the Arab world. But their fame comes with a price. A rare nuanced look into the LGBTQ politics of the Middle East, and a moving testament to the power of music, and the universal desire for freedom.

Two-Spirit

Director Monica Taboada-TapiaCountry ColombiaYear 2021 Duration 16 minLanguage Spanish / Wayuunaki

For Georgina, an Indigenous transgender woman, life in the desert is lonely and cruel. In her small village, no one understands who she is.


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Adel

Director Cayetano Gonzalez Country Spain Year 2021 Duration 7 min Language English

After several years working as a high fashion model, Adel begins to question her surroundings and sense the absurdity of her situation. To ease her mind, she uses her imagination to justify the farcical requests she is faced with.

Drive Like a Girl

Director Malcolm ClarkeCountry ChinaYear 2021 Duration 36 minLanguage Mandarin

Lin, barely 1.5 meters tall, is a young woman who drives a 10-meter truck every day. Whether it is the hardship of the long-distance journey, the misfortune of the family, or the unsuccessful marriage life, none of them have changed Lin’s tenaciousness.

Scope Director Kaia Kahurangi Jamieson Country New ZealandYear 2021 Duration 20 minLanguage English

Embarking on their final year at high school, in Covid-free New Zealand, a small group of self-starter teens set their sights on the National Hip Hop competition circuit.

Neurodivergent

Director Afton Quast Saler Country USAYear 2021 Duration 26 minLanguage English

In a personal and insightful mixed-media experience inside the ADHD mind, a 35-year-old film student is diagnosed with ADHD leading to questions about her past and future, while trying to make sense of this misunderstood disorder.

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Sophie and the Baron

Director Alexandria JacksonCountry United StatesYear 2021 Duration 32 minLanguage English

This charming story of an unlikely friendship between iconic photographer Baron Wolman at the end of his prolific career and up-and-coming artist Sophie Kipner at the beginning of hers, takes us on an uplifting journey into an artistic collaboration that transcends eras and mediums.

The Boys Club

Director Yihwen ChenCountry MalaysiaYear 2021 Duration 23 minLanguage English

A Malaysian female filmmaker dreamt of making the first feature documentary for theatrical release in her country. After four years of struggles, her film premiered with glowing reviews. But soon after, she lost her job. This film reveals her deeply personal and harrowing filmmaking journey of enduring sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny.

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Coming Home Director Julia Maria Diana Jansch Country South AfricaYear 2022 Duration 40 minLanguage English

A musical pigeon fancier, trapped in a small town, finds a new sense of freedom through his birds.

Herd

Director Omer DaidaCountry Israel Year 2021 Duration 37 min Language Hebrew

Itamar, Naama’s father, owns a ranch that raises cattle for slaughter. Ten-year-old Naama deals with a big philosophical question regarding life & death while working with her father. Together they attempt to bridge their worldview regarding death, while Naama develops feelings for the cattle, Itamar sees death as an inevitable part of life.

I Am Trying to Remember

Director Pegah Ahangarani Country Iran / Czech RepublicYear 2021 Duration 15 minLanguage Farsi

“Why have they erased you?” He said: “Maybe they are scared.” I said: “Whoever is scared, should erase themselves.” He said: “In that case, the faces of the living would all be gone and only the dead would remain.”

Men of Salt

Director Luis Armando Sosa Gil Country MexicoYear 2022 Duration 14 minLanguage Spanish

Cristobal, a young fisherman, comes back home after an unsuccessful migration attempt. He belongs to a fishing community that resists dying in one of the most polluted rivers in Mexico. This confronts him about his ideas of family, identity and the future.

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The Milford Road

Director Cole Benson YeomanCountry New Zealand Year 2021 Duration 13 minLanguage English

Behind the beauty and awe of the Milford Road is a team that operates year-round to keep the lifeline between Milford Sound and Te Anau open and safe for travel. Traversing the remote and wildly rugged terrain of Fiordland, the 119km stretch of State Highway 94 has many hazards and dangers to manage. Remoteness, extremely volatile weather, rockfall hazard, and immensely powerful avalanches are just some of the challenges that make it one of the world’s most unique roading programmes.

Water, Wind, Dust and Bread

Director Mahdi Zamanpour Kiasaru Country Iran Year 2021 Duration 25 minLanguage Persian

The moving story is about the poverty-stricken lives of 11-year-old boy Abolfazl and 8-year-old girl Setayesh with no birth certificate living in remote border areas.

Wild is the Spring

Director Adla MassoudCountry United StatesYear 2021 Duration 22 minLanguage Arabic / Kurdish

Through a series of vignettes from the ancient and war-torn Levant, the film tells the lives of diverse ethnic communities struggling to survive when life descends into chaos.

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Doc EdgeXR Exhibition

Doc Edge Exhibition is a showcase of digital interactive storytelling featuring top international and local VR, AR, installations, and digital stories.

18-19 June at Media Design School, Auckland - Doc Edge Forum and Exhibition Launch Events

23 - 26 June at the Civic & the Auckland Museum – XR Exhibition and Immersive Events

30 June - 3 July at the Te Auaha Gallery, Wellington – Forum Events, XR Exhibition and Immersive events

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IHYANGJEONG: CARVING WITH MEMORIES

Director: Sunghwan Lee Producer: Rene Hyewon Lee, Mina HyeonCountry: South Korea Year: 2022 Duration: 16 minCategory: Interactive VRAward / Festival: SXSW 2022, DOK Leipzig 2021, IDFA DocLab 2020

Inspired by the homes of ancestors with numerous memories, the main character builds a new house where he can carve his own memories.

GOLIATH: PLAYING WITH REALITY

Director: Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla Producer: Floreal FilmsCountry: France, UK Year: 2021 Duration: 25 minCategory: Interactive VRAward / Festival: Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best VR Work at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

Through mind-bending animation, explore the limits of reality and a true story of mental health and the power of gaming. Echo (narrated by Tilda Swinton) guides you through the many realities of Goliath.

RANGI TUWHERA OPEN SKY

Director: Kat Lintott, Dave WhiteheadCountry: New Zealand Year: 2021 Duration: 20 minCategory: Interactive VRAward / Festival: imagineNATIVE 2021

Rangi Tuwhera Open Sky offers a glimpse into the world of Taonga Pūoro or traditional Māori instruments. We have a virtual encounter with a real pūtōrino and can examine the detailed carving on it created by master carver Sir Brian Flintoff.

ON THE MORNING YOU WAKE

Director: Pierre Zandrowicz, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Arnaud ColinartCountry: France, UK Year: 2022 Duration: 3 x chapters 20-60 minCategory: Interactive VRAward / Festival: SXSW 2022 Winner XR Experience

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#AMiNORMAL

Director: Mika Orr Country: FranceYear: 2021Duration: from 8 - 96 minAward / Festival: IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling 2021Category: Online Experience What does normal mean? Mika Orr, director and daughter of a psychiatrist, takes a look at widespread mental disorders.

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RAVI AND EMMA

Director: Kylie Boltin, Ella Rubeli, Ravi Vasavan, Emma AndersonCountry: AustraliaYear: 2021Duration: from 12 minAward / Festival: IDFA DocLab Liminal Reality 2021Category: Online Experience What is it like to communicate in sign language? Find out for yourself in Ravi and Emma, an interactive experience that celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and love—with humor and inventiveness. Join in and you’ll find yourself immersed in the story of deaf-born designer Ravi and Emma, a hearing student.

MAHARAJA’S CHILDREN: A BRAVE BUNCH IN INDIA

Director: Thomas Stankiewicz Country: PolandYear: 2021Duration: from 90 minAward / Festival: Slamdance International Film Festival 2021Category: Online Experience A true story about a boy Wiesio Stypula, one of thousands of Polish orphans who were saved from the hell of World War II by an Indian Maharajah Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji.

Doc EdgeXR Exhibition

Kusunda, a voice-driven interactive experience, explores what it means to lose a language and what it takes to preserve one.

SPEAK TO AWAKEN: KUSUNDA

Director: Gayatri Parameswaran, Felix GaedtkeCountry: Germany Year: 2021 Duration: 20 minCategory: Interactive VRAward / Festival: Stereopsia 2021, Tribeca

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THE HANGMAN AT HOME

Director: Michelle Kranot, Uri KranotProducer: Floreal Films Country: Canada, Denmark, FranceYear: 2020Duration: 25 minCategory: VR Film "The Hangman at Home" is an interactive animated experience exploring themes surrounding acknowledgement and the awkward intimacy of humanness.

ATUA

Director: Jermaine Dean, Tanu GagoProducer: Piki Films, FAFSWAG, Wrestler Country: New ZealandYear: 2021Duration: 4 minAward / Festival: Sundance as virtual Experience, World Premiere as Physical InstallationCategory: AR Experience If your gods could whisper in your ear, what would they say?

PARADISE

Director: Gabo Arora, David Rosenberg, Glen NeathCountry: USAYear: 2022Duration: 30 minCategory: AI Experience

WARNING: PLEASE BE AWARE SHOWS ARE 16+ AND EXPLORE THEMES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.

PARADISE is a two person AI-powered immersive audio experience for intimate partners that explore why we stay together or fall apart.

THE LEAP

Director: Boris Hars-Tschachotin Country: GermanyYear: 2021Duration: 20 minAward / Festival: FIPADOCS 2022, Raindance 2021Category: VR Film The photo of the GDR border guard Conrad Schumann fleeing to the West in the year 1961 is considered an icon of the 20th century. In the Deutsches Historisches Museum, film director Boris Hars-Tschachotin takes us back to the year 1961 in a 360° virtual reality installation.

WHAKAKITENGA

Director: Wiremu Grace, Miriam Ross, Paul WolfframCountry: New ZealandYear: 2020Duration: 9 minCategory: VR Film Whakakitenga transports viewers to 1846 on the eve of great change for the Ngati Toa people residing in Aotearoa, New Zealand. It provides a cinematic VR experience of the Maori world, through the eyes of Ngati Toa chief Te Rangihaeata.

TAPUTERANGA MARINE RESERVE

Director: Nicole Miller Producer: Friends of Taputeranga Marine ReserveCountry: New ZealandYear: 2020Duration: 3 minCategory: VR Film Take a look under the waves, get personal with the local marine life and discover the remains of the HMNZS Wellington (F69) shipwreck!

SKIN

Director: Marcos PimentelCountry: Brazil Year: 2021Duration: 75 minCategory: Online & Film Installation Documentary about the interaction between the Brazilian city's inhabitants and what is expressed in its walls.

ORDER & CHAOS

Director: Thomas VanzCountry: France Year: 2021Duration: 4 minCategory: Online & Film Installation Emergence of patterns in chaos or the way we fall in love. True beauty is everywhere.

MY AI LOVER

Director: Chouwa LiangCountry: Australia Year: 2021Duration: 16 minCategory: Online & Film Installation Three Chinese ladies developed their romantic relationships with artificially intelligent virtual partners in real life.

PHENOMENA

Director: Josef GattiCountry: AustraliaYear: 2021Duration: 28 minCategory: Online & Film Installation Phenomena fuses art and science together to explore naturally occurring patterns.

SENTIENCE 知覺

Director: Elliot J. SpencerCountry: AustraliaYear: 2021Duration: 9 minCategory: Online & Film Installation Sentience starkly contrasts ancient mountains and the abrasive imposition of modernity.

I GOTTA LOOK GOOD FOR THE APOCALYPSE

Director: Ayce KartalCountry: France Year: 2021Duration: from 6 minCategory: Film Installation

The planet locks itself in. Our world is being drained of its substance and digital life forms are multiplying.

WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

Director: Ruslan FetodowCountry: Russian FederationYear: 2021Duration: 63 minCategory: Online & Film Installation This is a road movie encapsulated in the Moscow metro system and filmed over the course of one year.

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