King Lear and Maori Culture – Joe Dekkers-Reihana: Interview
The Auckland Theatre Company’s production of King Lear opens today. Here is actor Joe Dekkers-Reihana to tell us how Shakespeare and Maori culture overlap.
Theatre & Arts Interviews
The 2022 New Zealand Fringe Festival is On!
The 2022 New Zealand Fringe Festival kicks off tomorrow and here is Festival Director Vanessa Stacey to tell us how and why the show must go on!
Final Line-Up Confirmed For 2020’s Christmas Comedy Gala
With just three weeks to go until the biggest night of comedy 2020 has to offer, the full line-up for the Best Foods Christmas Comedy Gala has landed! A stacked bill of 22 ridiculously talented local acts – including one cheeky Aussie! – will take to the stage across both cities, bringing the giggles to […]
NZIFF 51: Watch Thom Zimny Talk About Johnny Cash & Bruce Springsteen at 13th Floor
Acclaimed music documentary director Thom Zimny stopped by The 13th Floor to discuss his new film, The Gift: The Journey Of Johnny Cash, with Marty Duda.
NZIFF 51 Interview: Photograph Director Ritesh Batra
Following up on his festival fave, The Lunchbox, director Ritesh Batra returns with Photograph, a charming romance set in the middle of bustling Mumbai.
NZIFF 51: Watch: Simon Coldrick Discusses By The Balls at The 13th Floor
Simon Coldrick has already put together an impressive list of Kiwi documentaries he’s either directed or edited, including David Farrier’s Tickled, The Day That Changed My Life, which covered the Christchurch earthquakes, and Erebus: Operation Overdue.
NZIFF 51: Watch Ant Timpson Discuss Come To Daddy at The 13th Floor
Ant Timpson has been a mainstay on the New Zealand film scene for years, having founded both the Incredibly Strange Film Festival and the 48 Hour Film Challenge.
Interview: Guitar-Maker Rick Kelly on ‘Carmine Street Guitars’
Carmine Street Guitars is director Ron Mann’s documentary examining an ‘ordinary’ week in the life of old-school guitar maker Rick Kelly and his Greenwich Village workshop with its devoted clientele of rock royalty. Marty Duda got on the phone to Rick Kelly and his assistant Cindy Hulej, who also builds guitars – to talk about […]
Watch: Director Justin Pemberton Discusses ‘Capital in the 21st Century’
Kiwi director Justin Pemberton dropped in to The 13th Floor to talk about his new film, Capitalism in the 21st Century, which is premiering at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Eden Mulholland talks Rushes, Rooms and Writing
Eden Mulholland released a string of sweet indie pop albums a few years backand then disappeared. Now he’s resurfaced with a newly composed soundtrack for the Opera Peer Gynt, written a score for a dance company and recorded a few songs, including his latest release Forwarding Backwarding. Tim Gruar had a chat to him on […]