DOCNZ: The New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival

 
 

Politics

Displaying 1-10 of 15 films.

  
  • Art & Copy

    USA Got Milk? Where’s the Beef? How advertising visionaries transformed pop culture and changed how people feel. Rare interviews with industry legends. Just Do It!

  • At the Edge of the World

    USA Would you cling to the back of a harpooned whale? How and why under-trained and under-equipped Sea Shepherds risk their lives in the Antarctic to stop whaling.

  • The Belgrade Phantom

    Serbia/Hungary/Bulgaria How a man who stole a Porsche becomes a rogue symbol threatening the 1979 Serbian government. Spectacular car chases reminiscent of the Fast & Furious films.

  • The Desert of Forbidden Art

    Russia Federation/USA/Uzbekistan How can art survive in oppressive times? During Soviet rule, artists who stayed true to their vision were squelched. But a group of artists establish a remote sanctuary.

  • Farewell

    The Netherlands A love story in a Zeppelin summarizes the world’s high hopes before the Crash of 1929.

  • Journey from Zanskar

    USA Seventeen four-to-twelve-year-old kids follow 2 monks across a 17,500 foot Kashmir mountain pass into Tibet (narrated by Richard Gere).

  • Kit and Maynie. Tea, Scones and Nuclear Disarmament

    New Zealand Two dear friends inspire one another and the world with their fervent pursuit of peace and nuclear disarmament well into their twilight years.

  • Milking the Rhino

    USA Wildlife conservation meets Eco-tourism in Africa. Masai and cell phones and cattle, oh my!

  • New Beijing

    Australia/China What happens to Beijing’s architecture legacy in the rush to modernise?

  • Petition

    China/Switzerland/UK/France/Belgium/Finland A filmmaker’s 12 year labour of love to expose the injustices in China’s court system.

 
  
 
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Documentary Edge Festival 2010

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