Month: July 2016

30 Jul 2016
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Louise Leitch and Byron Skinner: transition and friendship

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Louise Leitch is a Christchurch director whose short film Same But Different features the true story of her husband’s best friend Byron Skinner who transitioned from a man to a woman at age 50 after a marriage and three children.

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Byron Skinner (right) tramping with his best friend, Neil.

Byron Skinner (right) tramping with his best friend, Neil. Photo: Kirk Pflaum

Same But Different features in Loading Docs, the annual short film initiative which funds ten filmmakers (this year working on the subject of ‘change’). The series launches online on 4 August, and will also be broadcast on TVNZ ON Demand.

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28 Jul 2016
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Uncertainty, fear and hunger: what it is like to sleep rough on Wellington’s streets

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Regina Tito now works with DCM a homelessness service in central Wellington.

Regina Tito now works with DCM a homelessness service in central Wellington.

For some people, sleeping on the streets is safer than being at home.

Wellington woman Regina Tito can still recall the night that family violence forced her out of her house and on to the streets aged 11.

That night she made the roof of Epuni railway station in Lower Hutt her home.

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27 Jul 2016
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Hearts and eyeballs

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Loading Docs was created to inject some innovative thinking into the creation and distribution of New Zealand documentaries. With backing from NZ On Air and NZ Film Commission they have taken short docos to screens around the world including film festivals, TVNZ OnDemand, mainstream media and in-flight entertainment.

 

Each year Loading Docs selects 10 short documentary proposals, which are then supported from development through to distribution. As they get ready to release the 2016 shorts, executive producer Julia Parnell shares her top tips for connecting with media and audiences.

“Think about your audience as a community and have meaningful engagement with them, you want hearts not eyeballs.”

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14 Jul 2016
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It is Getting Hot in Here!

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It might be cold outside but it is heating up in the LD office!

The filmmakers are busily buffing, shining and putting the finishing touches on their short docs and we are getting ready to launch with a bang. The launch party is set for the 4th of August at The Academy and then all our hard work will be up to view online and OnDemand from that night.

We owe a huge thanks to our post production facilities Toy Box and Sale Street Studios for their expertise with grading and sound, working their magic on the shorts and making a tough job fun.

You will love the true stories of transformation, growth, adversity and hope we have in store for you so set your alerts to view the collection and choose your favourite one.

Don’t forget that two of our shorts are playing in the NZIFF, How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved the Kumara is showing in Auckland before The Music of Strangers. See more here.

Water for Gold is showing before When Two Worlds Collide. Check it out here.

Whatever your choice for viewing, staying in by the fire or going out to the cinema – we have got something for everyone!

In the meantime here’s a behind the scenes peek from Water For Gold (premiering in the NZIFF) – Director Rose Archer interviewing Professor Jane Kelsey.

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