Documentary Edge Bulletin / 24 Mar 2011

LAST DAYS OF DOCUMENTARY EDGE FESTIVAL IN WELLINGTON

Documentary Edge Festival is closing this Sunday in Wellington. There are still a few days left to see some of
the best films from NZ and around the world.

Don't miss the special presentation of Spike Lee's film
"If God is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise" on Saturday 1.30pm at Angelika Reading Cinemas Courtenay.
Lee returns to New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina to see how the ambitious plans to reinvent the Crescent City are playing out.

Some other great films showing over the weekend include:

Friday (25/3) is our last screenings at City Gallery Wellington. Don't miss Darwin at 12pm and My Perestroika at 2pm.

Into Eternity Saturday 6.30pm Captivating, wondrous and extremely frightening, this feature documentary takes viewers on a journey never seen before into the underworld and into the future.

El Bulli - Cooking In Progress Saturday 4pm Everything is allowed - except copying themselves. Ferran Adrià is known as the best, most innovative and craziest cook in the world.

The People vs George Lucas Sunday 12pm A no- holds- barred cultural examination of the conflicted dynamic between George Lucas and his fans over the past three decades.

South of the Border (Closing Night Film) Sunday 8pm Oliver Stone sets out on a road trip across five South American countries interviewing seven elected presidents, examining the social and political movements.

Check out the website for more details http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2011/.

PETER GILBERT WORKSHOP

Saturday, April 2nd - One Day Workshop - Masterclass & Bootcamp

Award winning cinematographer and producer Peter Gilbert (Hoop Dreams, Stevie, At the Death House Door) is coming to Auckland. Gilbert will run a full day workshop at the University of Auckland.

9.30am-12.30pm Masterclass in Documentary Directing Through the Camera

1.30pm-4.30pm Business Boot Camp for Independent Filmmakers
(Drama & Documentary)

Attendees may choose to attend the full day or half a day.

For more details and to Register: http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/trust/workshop.html.

The Documentary Edge Team