Saturday July 17th saw the world premiere of THE INSATIABLE MOON – a kiwi film written/co-produced by Mike Riddell and directed by his wife Rosemary Riddell. They’ve created a deeply emotive movie and when you consider the difficulties they overcame you realize what a remarkable achievement it is. Mike’s novel – published in 1997 – is outstanding and controversial. It [...]

The following was authored by Sarah Heanaghan – Supporter Relations Co-ordinator at TEAR Fund NZ. Homeless but not Hopeless Susan Koch and Jeff Werner’s documentary, ‘Kicking It’ based on the Homeless World Cup, explores how a ball can change the world. Far from the stereotypical view of homelessness, this documentary seeks to challenge our preconceived ideas. It embraces your heart [...]

This review also appears at Filmguide. Northern Uganda is an area ripped apart by war. The children of this area have been subject to atrocities many of us couldn’t even imagine. The directors of War Dance, Sean Fines and Andrea Nix Fine, traveled to the area with the intention of making a film about the problems of Northern Uganda and [...]

Originally written for Filmguide. Taxi to the Dark Side chronicles the story of a young man from Afghanistan called Dilawar, a taxi driver who was taken into custody and detained in 2002. He died in the American prison in Bagram only months later. Dilawar was innocent and had no part in the incident that he was supposed to have been [...]

Written By Jacob Powell (Film Critic) Reprinted with permission from Filmguide. For more reviews from the NZ Film Festival or more reviews by Jacob Powell, visit Filmguide. Chances are you’ve seen some of the shocking photographs of torture, humiliation and death that emerged into the wild from the goings on of the American military prison in Abu Ghraib, Iraq; or [...]