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Bill Direen: A Memory of Others

Bill Direen: A Memory of Others.

Filmmaker Simon Ogston hits the road with Bill Direen.

​The NZ writer, poet and indie-rocker explores the cultural landscape while presenting a series of strikingly diverse live performances.

Kobi

Kobi

Billed as a warm and humorous doco about Kobi Bosshard – widely regarded as the grandfather of contemporary New Zealand jewellery.

It explores his philosophy of life and work, as captured by his daughter Andrea Bosshard.

The Free Man

The Free Man.

Kiwi world-champion freestyle skier Jossi Wells is the subject of Kiwi filmmaker Toa Fraser's look at extreme sportspeople.

In particular, it examines the relationship between fear and true freedom.

Free Theatre

The Free Theatre

Shirley Horrocks' 10th NZIFF documentary relates the storied 37-year history of Christchurch's often provocative, always daring Free Theatre.

The group have been the creators of countless extraordinary productions and performance events.

​No Ordinary Sheila

No Ordinary Sheila

Hugh Macdonald's doco focuses on his aunt – writer and illustrator Sheila Natusch

She retraces her lifelong dedication to sharing her understanding and love of New Zealand's nature and history.

100 Men

100 Men.

Reflects on 40 years of gay history via a countdown of Kiwi filmmaker Paul Oremland's most memorable shags.

It features candid and moving interviews with past lovers.

Swagger of Thieves

DOMINICO ZAPATA/FAIRFAX NZ Head Like a Hole are the focus of Swagger of Thieves.

Taking its cue from its subjects, Julian Boshier's tale is an all-access portrait of Head Like a Hole's Nigel '"Booga" Beazley and Nigel Regan.

Capturing them at home, on the road and in full roar on stage, it aims to tell a Kiwi story like no other NZ music doco has ever dared.

Team Tibet: Home Away From Home

Team Tibet

Thuten Kesang, New Zealand's first Tibetan refugee in 1967, recounts his fascinating and inspiring story.

The documentary also investigates the environmental and political issues that have made him a tireless advocate of the Tibetan cause.

What Lies That Way

What Lies That Way.

Debuting during the Wellington leg of the festival, Filmmaker Paul Wolffram immerses himself in the spiritual world of the Lak people in the rainforests of southern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, in what has been described as a heady combination of ethnography and lyrical expressionism.