Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope (1987)

Documentary

This Kaleidoscope documentary timed in with the release of Nicholas Reid’s book A Decade of New Zealand Cinema. The book cherrypicked Reid's favourites from the renaissance in local movies that began with Sleeping Dogs in 1977. Reid and a who’s who of local filmmakers discuss many of the 50+ features from the previous decade (with Bruno Lawrence ever present). They ponder the uniqueness (or otherwise) of Kiwi film. A fondness for rural and small town settings, and forceful, often conflicted, male leads is explored. Neglected areas — Māori film and more of a voice for women — are traversed.

Director: Howard Taylor

Casts

	Merata Mita as Subject
	Roger Donaldson as Subject
	John Barnett as Subject
	Geoff Murphy as Subject
	Larry Parr as Subject
	Gaylene Preston as Subject
	Don Reynolds as Subject
	Vincent Ward as Subject

Crew