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May 9, 2025
Auckland film maker Paula Whetu Jones has spent nearly two decades working pro bono on a feature film about the Auckland cardiac surgeon Alan Kerr, which is finally now in cinemas. She is best known for co-writing and directing Whina, the feature film about Dame Whina Cooper. She filmed Dr Kerr and his wife Hazel ... <a title="The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/09/the-kiwi-heart-surgeon-his-wife-and-the-film-maker-in-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2024
REVIEW: By Sam Rillstone, RNZ News Disney has returned to Motunui with Moana 2, a sequel to the 2016 hit Moana. But have they been able to recapture the magic? This time, the story sees Moana (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) setting out from her home island once again to try reconnect with the lost people ... <a title="Moana 2: The magic is missing in this half-baked Pacific sequel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/moana-2-the-magic-is-missing-in-this-half-baked-pacific-sequel/" aria-label="Read more about Moana 2: The magic is missing in this half-baked Pacific sequel">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Jubi News in Jayapura Director Latifah Anum Siregar of the Democracy Alliance for Papua (ALDP) has emphasised the importance of raising awareness about human rights violations in Papua during a discussion at the launch of five Jubi Documentary films. The event took place at the St. Nicholaus Ambassador of Peace Study House in Jayapura City ... <a title="West Papua’s human rights issues under spotlight for Jubi film launch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/west-papuas-human-rights-issues-under-spotlight-for-jubi-film-launch/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s human rights issues under spotlight for Jubi film launch">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Jubi News Jayapura will once again host the sixth edition of the Papua Film Festival (FFP VI), scheduled to take place next month from August 7-9, 2023. The festival’s central theme, “Dari Kampung Kitong Cerita” (From Our Village, We Tell Our Stories), was determined by the Papuan Voices committee. During a press conference at the ... <a title="Papua Film Festival back to Jayapura – focus on cultural stories, engagement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/papua-film-festival-back-to-jayapura-focus-on-cultural-stories-engagement/" aria-label="Read more about Papua Film Festival back to Jayapura – focus on cultural stories, engagement">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2022
REVIEW: By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist One of New Zealand’s most celebrated athletes is opening up her on life journey on the big screen. Double Olympic shot put champion Dame Valerie Adams’ feature documentary, More Than Gold, is centred around the Tongan/Kiwi’s preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, the film touches on Adams ... <a title="Dame Valerie Adams sets record straight in a new documentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/22/dame-valerie-adams-sets-record-straight-in-a-new-documentary/" aria-label="Read more about Dame Valerie Adams sets record straight in a new documentary">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2021
COMMENT: By Saziah Bashir It was announced yesterday that Australian actress Rose Byrne will star as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in an upcoming movie about the response to the Christchurch mosque terror attacks of 15 March 2019, titled They Are Us. The movie will be directed by New Zealand’s Andrew Niccol. The movie’s ... <a title="They are (using) us: ‘How is it okay for others to profit off our pain?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/14/they-are-using-us-how-is-it-okay-for-others-to-profit-off-our-pain/" aria-label="Read more about They are (using) us: ‘How is it okay for others to profit off our pain?’">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
By Rappler A Thousand Cuts, Ramona Diaz’s documentary on democracy and press freedom in the Philippines, has won the top prize at the 2020 Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand. The winning films and filmmakers are listed on the festival’s website, with A Thousand Cuts named best international feature. Other international award-winners include Far From ... <a title="A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/a-thousand-cuts-wins-best-global-feature-at-nzs-doc-edge-festival/" aria-label="Read more about A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge festival">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Ian Lowe of Griffith University Documentary maker Michael Moore’s latest offering, Planet of the Humans, rightly argues that infinite growth on a finite planet is “suicide”. But the film’s bogus claims threaten to overshadow that message. Planet of the Humans is directed and narrated by longtime Moore collaborator Jeff Gibbs. It makes particularly ... <a title="Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/moores-environmental-documentary-storm-the-truth-behind-the-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
By Nicola Igusa The value of different perspectives in film making is valued now more than ever, says Auckland University of Technology screen production Associate Professor Arezou Zalipour. “We’ve just seen the historic win of Parasite at the 2020s Oscars – the first non-English language production to win Best Picture,” she says. “In the same ... <a title="‘Outsider’ voice films open new storytelling spaces, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/outsider-voice-films-open-new-storytelling-spaces-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Outsider’ voice films open new storytelling spaces, says academic">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The movie Rocketman is likely to be banned in the Cook Islands, despite having already been in the cinema for a week, reports the Cook Islands News. The film, a biography of English pop singer Elton John, was banned in Samoa last week due to its graphic depiction of gay sex. ... <a title="Cook Islands to follow Samoa and ban Rocketman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/17/cook-islands-to-follow-samoa-and-ban-rocketman/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands to follow Samoa and ban Rocketman">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2019
By Justin Fa’afia in Apia The Samoa Censorship Board has banned the screening of Rocketman – a biographical movie about the life of British rock star Elton John. “Unfortunately due to censoring issues, we have had to cancel Rocketman,” the Apollo Cinemas Samoa stated during a Facebook update of its movie screenings for the week. ... <a title="Samoa bans Elton John movie Rocketman from cinemas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/10/samoa-bans-elton-john-movie-rocketman-from-cinemas/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa bans Elton John movie Rocketman from cinemas">Read more</a>
