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17 th International Documentary Festival 1 June - 10 July 2022 docedge.nz
Welcome to
Doc Edge 2022
– a documentary
festival like no other.
113 Films Doc Edge is the home for storytelling that changes
your world. Our kaupapa is to celebrate, support
and showcase documentary.
40 Days Bravely embracing the future of film festivals around
the world, Doc Edge is cementing itself as a must-
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experience hybrid event with in-person and virtual
screenings, allowing all of Aotearoa to connect with
the festival and the stories of our world.
“The range and quality of films this year
is extraordinary. Brave, inspiring, thought
provoking and entertaining.”
Judy Bailey
docedge.nz
Documentaries
show that down
isn’t always out.
I Get Knocked Down
Directed by Dunstan Bruce & Sophie Robinson
Doc Edge 2022
Welcome to
Doc Edge Festival 2022
Kia ora koutou
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.
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
Like last year, in-theatre selected films will only screen
screenings, allowing all of Aotearoa to connect with
once in each city, so book your seat early to avoid
the festival and the stories of our world.
disappointment. The virtual cinema, nation-wide, has a
In this year’s programme, you will find a jaw-dropping capacity limit, so get your tickets early. You can rent and
selection of 113 of the latest films from around the watch films with your whanau or friends from the comfort
globe. Joining the local filmmakers, we are thrilled to of your own ‘theatre’. If you are a film buff, get a Binge
welcome back international guests to the Festival. Pass, and films will be added to your library.
Screenings are presented across three venues in The Doc Edge Awards will be held in Auckland at The
Auckland: The Civic (CBD), The Capitol Cinema Civic on 22 June prior to the World Premiere of The Other
(Balmoral) and Silky Otter (Oraki) and in Wellington Fellow (UK). Ticket holders for this film will be able to
across two venues: The Embassy Theatre (CBD) and attend the awards free of charge and be the first to know
The Roxy (Miramar). Silky Otter also runs the festival who won the Oscar consideration for 2023! This year’s
in Christchurch. For anyone who cannot attend the Doc Edge Superhero Award is the late Vincent Burke for
festival in-person, or missed any of the premiere his outstanding contribution to documentary.
screenings, the Virtual Cinema gives you access to
We thank our partners, supporters, and everyone who
the full programme as well the virtual hub where you
played a part in making Doc Edge happen. Please support
can meet filmmakers and other audience from across
the filmmakers, local businesses, and our not-for-profit
the country.
home-grown festival. It is time for our team of five
Alongside the screenings, Doc Edge offers the million to come together again, this time, to experience a
most ambitious collection of VR, AR and digital documentary festival like no other.
emissive projects as part of the XR Exhibition,
Ngā mihi nui
screen industry events, schools programme as
well as Kiwi radio documentaries to celebrate
Dan & Alex
100 years of radio in Aotearoa. Festival Directors
A Message From Judy Bailey
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 The range and quality of films this year is
Otter, allows the festival to return to Christchurch. extraordinary. Brave, inspiring, thought
provoking and entertaining. Three of the
Of course, if you can’t make it to those venues, Doc Edge many I’m keen to watch: ‘Outside’, from
has perfected its extensive online offering, thanks to Ukraine, ‘Only I Can Hear’, a collaboration
Covid … there must be some benefits! between Japan, New Zealand and the US,
and ‘A Forbidden Orange’, from Spain.
Alongside more than seventy feature films there will also
be thirty nine shorts on offer as well as live Q & A’s with Check out this festival brochure and
filmmakers, an engaging interactive schools’ programme immerse yourselves for six whole weeks.
and events tailored specifically to the screen industry Indulge, you won’t regret it!
with workshops and the opportunity to pitch ideas for
new documentaries. There will also be an XR exhibition Ngā mihi Judy Bailey
incorporating some of the latest digital technology. Doc Edge Champion
Auckland Council is proud to support
Doc Edge Festival.
Connecting our communities
through arts and culture.
Find out more: aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts
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Thank You To Our Partners
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Funding Partners
Venue Partners
Hospitality Partners
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Content Ticket Info
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1 Welcome
Tickets for The Civic and The Embassy Theatres are sold through
10 Venues Ticketmaster. For general information, contact Ticketmaster at
16 Films by Category 0800 111 999 or ticketmaster.co.nz. Ticketmaster terms and
43 Festival Timetable conditions apply to all sales.
65 Doc Edge Schools All other in-theatre tickets are sold through the participating
venues:
67 Doc Edge Industry
82 XR Exhibition The Capitol (Auckland)
86 Films Silky Otter Cinemas (Auckland and Christchurch)
Index & 2022 Team The Roxy (Wellington)
Check with individual cinemas for festival packages.
16 And.... Action
All theatre seats are allocated. Please contact the venue if you
20 Ripple Effect require accessible seating.
Transaction and credit card fees may apply.
24 True or False
Virtual tickets can be purchased directly through our Virtual
Cinema site - vc.docedge.nz
28 We Are The World
35 Work It Ticket Prices
40 Thank You For The Music In-Theatre Festival
47 Special Presentation
Full Includes booking fee and GST $21
48 Through Generations
Concession Under 25-year-olds, Seniors 60+ $17
Appropriate card and/or proof of age required
53 Special Presentation
5-Film Pass These passes can be purchased online $85
54 Fearless through Ticketmaster and may also be
available through other venues.
10-Film Pass Please contact them directly. $160
58 Being Oneself
66 Shorts Virtual Festival
Group Two or more viewers $21
Film Viewing Key Watch with as many friends as you like.
In Theatre Virtual Cinema
Consession / Single For under 25-year-olds, seniors $17
60+, or one person watching a
film, enter promo code DEF22
Q+As
Live and online Q+As sessions with Festival Binge Passes
Watch more films for much less.
filmmakers will be presented throughout
the festival. Please check the website Shorts 39 Films $39
for up-to-date information.
Features 73 Films $365
Category Passes
Pricing available on the virtual festival platform.
Access, stream or cast films using the Doc Edge Apps.
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Thank You To Our Supporters
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.
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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
The Capitol strictly prohibited.
Built in 1922, Balmoral’s heritage-listed Capitol is Parking and Transport
Auckland’s second oldest cinema. Renovated most
recently in 2009, the cosy 130-seat cinema is plush There is free street parking available near the
with large comfortable seating and original decor. The cinema on Rocklands Ave and on Wiremu Street.
Capitol screens the best in new release arthouse films Alternatively, there is a paid Secure Parking lot
together with upmarket commercial releases, regular behind the cinema (in the old Warehouse car park).
special film events and festivals. If you're bussing to the Capitol, the 25B and 25L
stops right outside and the OuterLink and 650 stop
The cinema is licensed and supports local wines, craft nearby on Balmoral Road.
beers, a selection of imported brands, six different
types of gin and a range of sodas and tonic water. The For other parking options please visit:
candy bar also offers hand-rolled, organic Little Island at.govt.nz
ice creams. 78 Victoria Street West, Auckland CBD,
Auckland 1010
Public transport
Booking and Ticket information
Visit Auckland Transport or download
Book tickets over the phone 09 623 2000 or online at the AT app to see what public transport
www.thecapitol.co.nz/doc-edge-festival. options are available.
https://g.page/thecapitolcinema?share
The Capitol Cinema box office will be open
during festival time. It opens 30 minutes prior to a 610 Dominion Road,
performance for you to collect tickets. You can also Balmoral, Auckland 1041
book tickets for films on the day.
Eating and Drinking
You can enjoy a pre-show drink in the Cinema bar.
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.
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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.
The Civic
Companion seats are available for those booking
A much-loved Auckland landmark located on the wheelchair spaces. We have two courtesy wheelchairs
corner of Queen Street and Wellesley Street. Built available at the venue if you or someone you’re coming
in 1929, The Civic is one of the few remaining with has mobility needs. You can book one of these by
atmospheric theatres in the world specifically calling Ticketmaster at 09 970 9711.
designed as a 'movie palace' for talking pictures
('talkies'). It’s opulent and dramatic setting includes The Civic Lift
a domed ceiling with a spectacular starscape and The Civic was built in 1929 and while it’s a gorgeous
combines 1920's glamour with modern technology. building, we know that the foyer spaces can be a
bit of a maze. There is a lift available, but it can be
Booking and Ticket information 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!
Book tickets over the phone or online and at the
book office at the Aotea centre prior to the festival
Visually impaired
0800 111 999 www.ticketmaster.co.nz The Civic
For every show, visually impaired patrons can call
Box Office is to the right of the main entrance (on the
Ticketmaster at 09 970 9745 any time before 5 pm on
corner of Queen Street and Wellesley Street) as you
the day of the show and they will make sure the front
come into the building. It opens 90 minutes before
of house team is aware of your needs in advance.
the start of performances.
Guide dogs are welcome at our venues.
Eating and Drinking
Parking and Transport
You can enjoy a pre-show drink in the theatre bar, or
for something a bit more substantial, visit Stark’s Café The Civic Car Park is a short walk from The Civic,
and Bar. Stark’s offers special show-themed cocktails, making it a great option for attending shows
as well as Caffe L’Affare coffee, tea, and cold drinks. there. It is important, however, to remember that
If you’re headed to The Civic for a matinee, you can sometimes all our venues are filled with events.
also enjoy cabinet food such as filled baguettes, Make sure you have a backup parking plan — or
croissants, and bagels. It’s a great place to visit for a book a space in advance. To avoid the payment
showtime treat. 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
Screenings
show. Keep your ticket safe and drive out straight
after the show/event.
Screenings will start as scheduled. Latecomers
will not be permitted entry once a screening has
commenced. Please turn off all electronic devices Cnr of Queen Street & 269-287
prior to the start. Any recordings and photography Wellesley Street West,
are strictly prohibited. Auckland 1010 P-11Venues
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are 30-minute parking spaces directly outside
the building. Buses 2, 30x and 31x all depart from
The Roxy Courtney Place (CBD) and go directly to The Roxy.
The trip takes roughly 25 minutes but allow time
Nestled in the heart of New Zealand’s movie-making for traffic and delays. For more information & bus
capital, Miramar, Wellington, this gorgeous art deco timetables head to metlink.org.nz.
cinema theatre, multi-arts venue and restaurant, is
one of the city’s leading attractions.
Screenings
This versatile multi-arts venue now boasts state of
the art sound design and projection technology, Screenings at The Roxy are in Cinema One
two luxurious theatres (capacity 164 & 55), generous upstairs, and Cinema Two on the ground level.
Italian leather seats and the ability to enjoy wine and Screenings will start as scheduled. Latecomers
snacks while you watch, making this a very special will not be permitted entry once a screening
film experience. has commenced. Please turn off all electronic
devices prior to the start. Any recordings and
photography are strictly prohibited.
Booking and Ticket information
Tickets can be booked via the Roxy website - Theatre Accessibility
roxycinema.co.nz - or in-house.
To book wheelchair seats for shows, contact
The Doc Edge Box Office is located upstairs in the Roxy Cinema 04 38 5555.
Grand Foyer of The Roxy during festival time. It opens Please note this is not a general sales line.
90 minutes prior to a performance for you to collect Be sure to specifically request wheelchair seats.
tickets. You can also book tickets for films on the day. 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.
Eating and Drinking There are two mobility car parks at the front of
the building.
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 5 Park Road,
award-winning dishes and cocktails. For reservations, Miramar, Wellington 6022
phone 04 388 5555 or email coco@roxycinema.co.nz.
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prior to the start. Any recordings and photography
are strictly prohibited.
The Embassy Parking and Transport
The historic Embassy Theatre is Wellington’s finest Street parking is available. Please note time
picture palace, housing three screens equipped restrictions apply. Be sure to check street signs.
with the latest (including 3D) technology and Wheelchair access can be organised when
state of the art sound. Originally built in 1924, it purchasing tickets via Ticketmaster. For public
was fully refurbished in 2003, to host the World transport, The Courtenay Place transport hub is
Premiere of the final film in Sir Peter Jackson’s located just across the road, with frequent buses
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Lord of the Rings: and taxis readily available.
The Return of the King.
www.embassytheatre.co.nz
Booking and Ticket information
Tickets can be booked via Ticketmaster – 10 Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria,
ticketmaster.co.nz Wellington 6011
Virtual Cinema
113 features and short films will be available online Note:
nationwide for New Zealand viewing between 1 * Short Films are sold in bundles. You can purchase a
June and 10 July. Binge Pass and watch all 39 shorts whenever you like,
however many times you like and with who you like.
Much like popular online video streaming
platforms such as Apple TV or Google Play, you
* Feature Films are available individually and in bundles.
book tickets by “renting” the film.
To watch all 73 features, purchase the Binge Pass.
1. Go to Doc Edge Virtual Cinema * There are also Category Passes that have been collated
vc.docedge.nz
by theme to help make your choice easier.
2. Create an account if you are new or Sign In if you
are returning. Book tickets for films at any time.
Note that some feature films will have an in-theatre
3. Once you have logged in, you can browse, select and
premiere first before going online. “Available On” dates
add individual films or a selection to My Wishlist.
will be clearly displayed on each film on our Virtual
4. After you pay with your credit card, your chosen Cinema Platform.
film(s) will be added to My Library for you to watch
when they become available. Once you hit play, You Please note: Whetū Mārama – Bright Star is NOT
have 48 hours to view the film. available to view in the virtual festival.
Visit docedge.nz to find out more. P-13Venues
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Orakei, Auckland
Wigram, Christchurch
Auckland
Space for wheelchairs is at the front of the
A modern and luxurious cinema experience with
cinema. To book seats for shows, please contact
world-class theatres equipped with luxury leather
Silky Otter Cinemas in Orakei on 09 523 0400.
recliners, access to delicious food and drink, laser
projection and full 7.1 surround sound.
Christchurch
Wigram has been built with access for
Take your seat, put your feet up, and enjoy ‘Cinema wheelchair users in mind, with space for
made for you’. Christchurch is the second location wheelchairs is at the back of the cinema.
to have opened in 2021 after Auckland, which To book seats for shows, please contact
opened in 2019. Silky Otter Cinemas in Wigram at 03 740 2155.
Booking and Ticket information
Parking and Transport
Tickets can be purchased via the Silky Otter Cinemas Auckland
app, and online at https://www.silkyotter.co.nz./ Free parking is available upstairs outside Orakei
Bay Village, or downstairs outside Kings Plant Barn.
Orakei Train Station is directly adjacent to the
Eating and Drinking Village, and only one stop from Britomart.
Christchurch
With a full-service kitchen, special hand-crafted
The best drop-off point is on Runway Road, and it
menu and the freshest of ingredients, you're in
is a 30-metre walk to the entrance. Free parking is
for a mouth-watering treat. Whether it's freshly
available around the Landing. Bus stop is on Corsair
cooked hot food items, indulgent desserts, classic
Drive and is an 80-metre walk.
movie favourites, or a drink from Silky Otter’s
selection of premium beers and wines, there's
something for everyone. With great food comes 90 The Runway,
great service. Sit back and relax as staff deliver Wigram, Christchurch 8042
food straight to your seat.
228 Orakei Road,
Orakei, Auckland 1071
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PROUD TO
SUPPORT
DOC EDGE
FESTIVAL
Wellington was named a
Creative City of Film by UNESCO
in November 2019
ScreenWellington.comAND... ACTION presented by
A Forbidden Orange
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.
Director: Pedro González AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 8.30pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Bermúdez CHCH: Silky Otter, Wed 22 June 8.15pm
Country: Spain WLG: The Embassy, Fri 1 July, 8.30pm
Year: 2021 ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July
AUSTRALASIA PREMIERE Duration: 78 min
Language: Spanish / English
Betty White: First Lady of Television
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.
Director: Steven Boettcher AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 10.30am
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: USA WLG: The Roxy, Sat 9 July, 2.30pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July
Duration: 60 min
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English
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docedge.nzAND... ACTION
Dean Martin: King of Cool
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.
Director: Tom Donahue AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 12pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: USA WLG: The Roxy, Sat 9 July, 12.15pm
Year: 2021 ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July
Duration: 102 min
NZ PREMIERE Language: English
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
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.
Director: Daniel Raim AKL: The Civic, Sun 26 June, 12.45pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: United States WLG: The Roxy, Sun 10 July, 4.15pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 27 June - 10 July
Duration: 88 min
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English
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docedge.nzAND... ACTION
The Other Fellow
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.
*Every person who purchases a ticket is invited to attend the
official Doc Edge Awards, 6 - 7pm.
Director: Matthew Bauer AKL: The Civic, Wed 22 June, 8pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: United Kingdom CHCH: Silky Otter, Thu 23 June, 6pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Roxy, Wed 6 July, 8pm
Duration: 80 min ONLINE: 23 June - 10 July
WORLD PREMIERE Language: English / Swedish
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
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.
Director: Mark Cousins AKL: Silky Otter, Wed 15 June, 8pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: United Kingdom CHCH: Silky Otter, Wed 15 June, 8pm
Year: 2021 WLG: The Roxy, Sat 9 July, 4pm
Duration: 93 min ONLINE: 16 June - 10 July
NZ PREMIERE Language: English
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P-19RIPPLE EFFECT
presented by
All That Breathes
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.
Director: Shaunak Sen AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 10am
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: India / USA / UK WLG: The Roxy, Sun 3 July, 10am
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 26 June - 10 July
Duration: 94 min
NZ PREMIERE Language: Hindi
Angels of Sinjar
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.
Director: Hanna Polak AKL: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 8pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Poland / Germany WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 2.30pm
Year: 2022 CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 8pm
Duration: 109 min ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: Kurdish / English
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Delikado
Three environmental crusaders confront
betrayal and murder as they battle to save
an island paradise famed as the Philippines'
‘last ecological frontier’.
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.
Director: Karl Malakunas AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 6.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Philippines / Hong CHCH: Silky Otter, Wed 22 June, 6pm
Kong / Australia / USA / UK WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 12.45pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July
NZ PREMIERE Duration: 94 min
Language: English / Tagalog
Finite: The Climate of Change
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.
Director: Rich Felgate ONLINE: 1 June - 10 July
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2022
Duration: 98 min
WORLD PREMIERE Language: English / German
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Into the Ice
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?
Director: Lars Ostenfeld AKL: Silky Otter, Fri 17 June, 8pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Denmark CHCH: Silky Otter, Fri 17 June, 8pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Roxy, Sat 2 July, 12.30pm
Duration: 86 min ONLINE: 18 June - 10 July
NZ PREMIERE Language: Danish / English
Myanmar Diaries
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.
Director: The Myanmar Film AKL: The Capitol, Mon 19 June, 5.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Collective (MFC) CHCH: Silky Otter, Fri 24 June, 7pm
Country: Netherlands WLG: The Roxy, Sun 10 July, 12.15pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 20 June - 10 July
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Duration: 70 min
Language: Burmese
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Off the Rails
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.
Director: Peter Day AKL: The Civic, Fri 24 June, 7pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: UK / New Zealand CHCH: Silky Otter, Sun 26 June, 5.30pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 6pm
Duration: 96 min ONLINE: 25 June - 10 July
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Language: English
Tigre Gente
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.
Director: Elizabeth Unger AKL: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 4pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: USA CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 4pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July
Duration: 93 min
AUSTRALASIA PREMIERE Language: Chinese / English / Spanish
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Eternal Spring
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.
Winner of Hot Docs 2022 Audience Award and
Canadian Audience Award.
Director: Jason Loftus ONLINE: 1 June - 10 July
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Canada
Year: 2022
Duration: 86 min
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English / Mandarin
Singing in the Wilderness
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.
Director: Dongnan Chen ONLINE: 1 June - 10 July
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: China
Year: 2021
Duration: 98 min
AUSTRALASIA PREMIERE Language: Mandarin / A-Hmao
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Speer Goes to Hollywood
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.
Director: Vanessa Lapa AKL: Silky Otter, Wed 15 June, 6pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Israel / Austria / Germany CHCH: Silky Otter, Wed 15 June, 6pm
Year: 2021 WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 4.45pm
Duration: 98 min ONLINE: 16 June - 10 July
NZ PREMIERE Language: English / French / German
Tantura
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.
Director: Alon Schwarz AKL: Silky Otter, Thu 16 June, 6pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Israel CHCH: Silky Otter, Thu 16 June, 6pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Roxy, Sun 10 July, 2.15pm
Duration: 95 min ONLINE: 17 June - 10 July
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English / Arabic / Hebrew
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The Bowraville Murders
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.
Director: Allan Clarke ONLINE: 1 June - 10 July
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Australia
Year: 2021
Duration: 87 min
NZ PREMIERE Language: English
The UnRedacted
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.
Director: Meg Smaker AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 8.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: USA WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 3.15pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 26 June - 10 July
Duration: 108 min
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Language: Arabic / English
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Unseen Skies
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.
Director: Yaara Bou Melhem AKL: The Civic, Sun 26 June, 2.45pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Australia / USA WLG: The Roxy, Sun 10 July, 6.15pm
Year: 2021 ONLINE: 27 June - 10 July
Duration: 98 min
NZ PREMIERE Language: English
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After the Rain
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).
Director: Jian Fan AKL: The Capitol, Sun 19 June, 10.30am
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: China CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 25 June, 10.30 am
Year: 2021 WLG: The Roxy, Sat 2 July, 10.15am
Duration: 104 min ONLINE: 20 June - 10 July
AUSTRALASIA PREMIERE Language: Chinese
Balance of the Five Elements
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?
The film is a New Zealand, Chinese, German co-production, and
the first feature documentary co-production under The New
Zealand China Co-Production Treaty.
Director: Jan Hinrik Drevs AKL: The Civic, Fri 24 June, 4pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: New Zealand / China / Germany WLG: The Roxy, Sun 3 July 7.30pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 25 June - 10 July
Duration: 100 min
WORLD PREMIERE Language: Chinese / English / German
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Batata
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.
Director: Noura Kevorkian AKL: Silky Otter, Thu 16 June, 8pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Canada / Lebanon / Qatar CHCH: Silky Otter, Thu 16 June, 8pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Roxy, Sun 3 July, 12pm
Duration: 126 min ONLINE: 17 June - 10 July
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: Arabic / Armenian / English
Behind the Mask
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.
Director: Paul Trotman AKL: The Capitol, Fri 24 June, 11am
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: New Zealand CHCH: Silky Otter, Sun 26 June, 10.30am
Year: 2022 WLG: The Roxy, Thu 7 July, 8pm
Duration: 89 min ONLINE: 25 June - 10 July
WORLD PREMIERE Language: English
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Dead Sea Guardians supported by
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.
Director: Ido Glass, Yoav Kleinman AKL: The Capitol, Sat 18 June, 2.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Israel CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 25 June, 12.45pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Roxy, Sat 2 July, 6.30pm
Duration: 78 min ONLINE: 20 June - 10 July
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English / Arabic / Hebrew
Iorram (Boat Song)
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.
Director: Alastair Cole AKL: The Capitol, Fri 24 June, 5pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: New Zealand / UK CHCH: Silky Otter, Sun 26 June, 1pm
Year: 2021 WLG: The Roxy, Fri 8 July, 8pm
Duration: 97 min ONLINE: 25 June - 10 July
NZ PREMIERE Language: Scottish Gaelic
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My Childhood, My Country
20 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.
Director: Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharafi ONLINE: 1 June - 10 July
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: UK
Year: 2021
Duration: 94 min
NZ PREMIERE Language: English
Pushing Boundaries
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.
Director: Lesia Kordonets AKL: The Civic, Sun 26 June, 10.30am
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Switzerland WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 10.30am
Year: 2021 ONLINE: 27 June - 10 July
Duration: 102 min
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: Ukrainian
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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.
Director: Mikey Corker AKL: The Capitol, Thu 16 June, 8.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: France WLG: The Roxy, Sat 2 July, 4.30pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 17 June - 10 July
Duration: 93 min
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English
Stand Up, My Beauty
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.
Director: Heidi Specogna ONLINE: 1 June - 10 July
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Switzerland / Germany
Year: 2021
Duration: 110 min
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: Amharic
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The Balcony Movie
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.
Director: Paweł Łoziński ONLINE: 1 June - 10 July
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Poland
Year: 2021
Duration: 100 min
AUSTRALASIA PREMIERE Language: Polish
The Strait Guys
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?
Director: Rick Minnich AKL: The Capitol, Sun 19 June, 7.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Germany / Canada / Finland CHCH: Silky Otter, Thu 23 June, 8.15pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 10.15am
Duration: 99 min ONLINE: 20 June - 10 July
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English / Russian
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A Marble Travelogue
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.
Director: Sean Wang AKL: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 12.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Netherlands / Hong Kong CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 18 June, 12.15pm
France / Greece WLG: The Roxy, Sun 10 July, 10am
Year: 2021 ONLINE: 19 June - 10 July
NZ PREMIERE Duration: 99 min
Language: Chinese / English / French / Greek
Ascension
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.
Director: Jessica Kingdon AKL: The Capitol, Sun 19 June, 12.45pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: United States WLG: The Embassy, Sun 3 July, 5.15pm
Year: 2021 ONLINE: 20 June - 10 July
Duration: 99 min
NZ PREMIERE Language: Chinese
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Girl Gang
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.
Director: Susanne Regina Meures AKL: The Civic, Sat 25 June, 6.15pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Switzerland CHCH: Silky Otter, Sat 25 June, 6.45pm
Year: 2022 WLG: The Embassy, Fri 1 July, 6.30pm
Duration: 98 min ONLINE: 26 June - 10 July
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: German
Going Circular
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.
Director: Richard Dale, Nigel Walk AKL: The Capitol, Thu 16 June, 6pm
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Country: Netherlands WLG: The Embassy, Sat 2 July, 12.30pm
Year: 2022 ONLINE: 17 June - 10 July
Duration: 90 min
ASIA PACIFIC PREMIERE Language: English
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