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Updated: 21/28/03/2023
After a
2-week
hiatus
in
Kia theora regularprestigious film club screenings, we are returning tomorrow night, at the usual time of 8pm. The film screening is:

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (1995)

For those that have not been present at recent screenings, our current field of exploration is the cinema of Aotearoa - cinematic films that are made by, are about and for, the people that call these islands home.

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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)

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Content warnings: Unsure - rated PG (also spooky)

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And, the HD re-digitized version on the NZ Film on Demand website, which costs an almighty $3 to rent: https://ondemand.nzfilm.co.nz/film/cinema-of-unease/

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As per usual a short conversation after the film rabbitwill hole.be facilitated for those who wish to participate.

Hope to see you there.

Running time: 52 minutes
Content warnings: None from memory (except that it is narrated from privilege)
Notable credits: Cinematography by Alun Bollinger, Soundtrack by Don McGlashan

The film was produced by the British Film Institute as its century of cinema series - which highlights the first 100 years of cinema in various countries.

Hope 2 see u there,

Dylan

P.S
Feedback on Yours Film Club is welcomed, and screening suggestions will quite possibly be met with offers to curate.


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