Press Release: Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival
Cheap Cuts Short Documentary Film Festival in London is currently accepting submissions for their 2017 festival.
Review: ‘The Art of Recovery’
The rebuilding of a city begins first with the reviving of its spirit. Directed by Peter Young and produced by Tracy Roe, “The Art of Recovery” chronicles the period following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake when creative entrepreneurs and artists injected […]
Review: ‘Mind Landscape’
Directed by Niu Zi, “Mind Landscape” takes viewers on a reflective journey through remote areas of Tibet following photographer Yang Yankang as he captures the heart and beauty of a people and region few will ever have the privilege of seeing in […]
Review: ‘Atlantic’
“There’s nothing as bad as seeing your community dying,” says Charlie Kane, a Newfoundland fisherman featured in the award-winning documentary “Atlantic” by Irish filmmaker Risteard Ó Domhnaill (Richie O’Donnell). The film, which makes its New Zealand premiere October 29th at […]
Review: ‘Spirit of the Ancestors’
“Spirit of the Ancestors” is the eye-opening personal journey of one family’s attempt to restore ‘Mana’ (welfare) to their Easter Island village by finding and bringing home the spirit of the Moai Hoa Haka Nanaʻia, a sacred statue said to […]
Interview: Director Peter Young on ‘The Art of Recovery’
Kiwi filmmaker Peter Young knows what makes a city worthwhile. Following the 2011 earthquake that destroyed much of central Christchurch and killed 185 people, Young began documenting the community-led efforts of artists and entrepreneurs who together helped raise the spirits […]
Arohanui Film Festival 2016
The second annual Arohanui Film Festival is set to kick off October 28th – 30th in lovely Te Aroha, New Zealand. The event, which is being held at the non-profit community and cultural space Future Te Aroha, features in array of […]
Doc Highlight: ‘Same but Different’
In the Loading Docs short “Same but Different,” directed by Louise Leitch and co-produced by Susan Ruffell, two longtime friends Byron and Neil are forced to confront the changing dynamics of their 25-year-long friendship when Byron, who had been keeping […]