DOCNZ: The New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival

 
 

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  • An African Election

    USA/Switzerland An African Election is a suspenseful political drama that follows the twists and turns of the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, West Africa.

  • CHANDANI — The Daughter of the Elephant Whisperer

    Germany Chandani wants to become a Mahout, an elephant trainer, like her father. He decides to give her a chance in the male profession. Sri Lanka’s answer to Whale Rider.

  • Dancing with the Devil

    UK Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA award-winning director Jon Blair takes us into the favelas for a close look at some of Rio de Janeiro’s most wanted men. Real life ‘City of…

  • Hiding Behind the Green Screen

    New Zealand An innovative, experimental and creative documentary that seeks to bring awareness to the marijuana culture amongst New Zealand’s youth.

  • I Am the River

    New Zealand Rare insight into 19th century NZ history. Photographic treasure sparks a storm of public protest and continues to raise questions of ownership that divide our cultures.

  • I. M. Pei — Bulding China Modern

    China/USA World-renowned architect Pei returns to his ancestral home in China to introduce modernist ideas while preserving local heritage.

  • Mrs Birks’ Sunday Roast

    UK A Japanese food writer embarks on her quest to cook the perfect Sunday roast.

  • Out of the Darkness

    Germany A medical team travels to the remotest corners of the Himalayas, carrying a make-shift hospital on their backs, in a mission to restore the eyesight of the blind.

  • Rainmakers

    Netherlands Four ordinary people in different parts of China become unlikely environmental activists by refusing to accept the ongoing ecological destruction of their homeland.

  • The Sound of Mumbai — A Musical

    UK For one emotional night, a group of children from a slum in Mumbai, experience a different world as they perform The Sound of Music with a classical orchestra.

 
  
 
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Documentary Edge Festival 2011

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