Ice Blacks Documentary

Project 2014-02-03 14:35:20 +1300

UPDATE: To all the people who 'like' this project, please think about pledging $5. If everybody who 'liked' it so far had chipped in $5, then we would be very close to raising the amount we need and sharing this story with you and the world.

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In 2011 I followed the New Zealand men's ice hockey team to the world championships. Their achievement, against all the odds, was the greatest ever by a New Zealand men's ice hockey team and I got it all on film.

Since that time I have tried every funding body imaginable as well as numerous broadcasters both in New Zealand and overseas. All agree it's a great story and they would happily air it, but that it falls outside their parameters for funding.

Now after two years of trying to get it made, I turn to you. If there's enough desire out there, we will make this happen together and present the finished program to the Ice Blacks before they travel to Spain for this year's world championships in April.

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I've made plenty of documentary content for broadcasters all around the world, having worked for TV3, Maori TV and Al Jazeera, but this story is one I feel needs to be told.

I want all Kiwi's to take pride in their teams achievements and understand that the only amateur team in a division full of professionals walked away as equals.

I don't want this piece of New Zealand sporting history to slip into the ether. This story has so many highs and lows, from North Korea and administrative interference to victories over nations we'd never beaten before. It should be shared, remembered and celebrated.

If it's a story you want to see, please pledge and spread the word. Even if you can't donate, just sharing this page goes a long way to helping us reach our goal and getting more people in behind the Ice Blacks.

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