Battle Scars:
Personal Visions of War
Sunday 24 February 2pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Presented by Director Daniel Bernardi plus Q&A
Open to the public, entry by donation/koha 80 minutes | PG |
Veteran Documentary Corps director Daniel Bernardi presents ten-minute documentaries revealing the diverse experiences of World War I men and women including French Air Force pilot Raul Lufbery, nurse Helen Fairchild, medic John Henry Balch and African-American Harlem Hellfighter Noble Sissle. These short films are part of the Corps’ global project that aims to give voice to diverse veteran communities irrespective of war or nation, and to examine the challenges (trauma, social stigma, loss of friends) and opportunities (leadership, humour, resilience) of war.
There will also be a pre-screening of two documentaries made more recently in Israel. This is a rare opportunity to view unique and compelling footage and hear seldom-heard perspectives. Bernardi will speak from first-hand experience as a veteran and a Navy Reserve officer. |
The American War
Monday 25 February 7:30pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Presented by Director Daniel Bernardi plus Q&A
Open to the public, entry by donation/koha 72 minutes | PG |
The American War is an anti-war documentary that tells the story of the Vietnam War from the perspective of six Việt Cộng veterans: a soldier, an officer, a guerilla, an informant, a leader of the Long-haired (all women) army, and a Mỹ Lai Massacre survivor.
Using rarely seen North Vietnamese archival footage, animated illustrations and interviews filmed at homes, villages and prisons, The American War gives voice and character to Việt Cộng veterans who tell us the reasons behind their decisions to serve. Directed by an American veteran of the Iraq War, Daniel Bernardi, in “The American War”, we hear the stories and memories of the Tet Offensive, of the Mỹ Lai Massacre, the building of the Hồ Chí Minh Trail, of torture by the South Vietnamese army, of PTSD – and of forgiveness. |
Grave of the Fireflies
Monday 18 March 7:30pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Presented in cooperation with the Consulate of Japan
Open to the general public with free admission (koha) Isao Takahata | 1988 | 89 minutes | Japan | M |
A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated tale follows Seita (Tsutomu Tatsumi), a teenager charged with the care of his younger sister, Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi), after an American firebombing during World War II separates the two children from their parents. Their tale of survival is as heartbreaking as it is true to life. The siblings rely completely on each other and struggle against all odds to stay together and stay alive
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Kiriata Aotearoa Double Feature
Monday 14 October 7:30pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
The Flight of Te Hookioi
7:30pm start Open to the public, entry by donation/koha Tearapa Kahi | 2009 | 57 minutes | NZ | E 50 years ago, two men from Tainui – Wiremu Toetoe and Hemara Te Rerehau – took the trip of a lifetime on board the ‘Novara’ a Viennese scientific frigate and returned to New Zealand with . . . a printing press, a gift from the Emperor of Austria.
Local film maker Tearepa Kiha, also from Tainui, now retraces their footsteps via the journal of Hemara Te Rerehau, the younger of the two men, in a bid to learn more about their historic voyage and its impact on New Zealand, while trying to separate the myth from the story. |
Allan Baldwin: In Frame
8:45pm start Open to the public, entry by donation/koha Tearapa Kahi | 2011 | 52 minutes | NZ | E In the 60s Allan Baldwin, a young photographer, travelled through Aotearoa, obsessed with preserving the image of the moko, a Maori tattoo put on the chins of the Kuia women. Uncovering this breathtaking collections of photographs and his memories, the wisdom and beauty of an ancient culture is uniquely captured.
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Halloween Spook Night Special
Thursday 31 October 7:30pm till late
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Fangs optional R16
$10 tickets, $5 drinks
$10 tickets, $5 drinks
Suspiria
Dario Argento | 1977 | 98 minutes | Italy | R16
Suzy travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat, another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.
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Re-Animator
Stuart Gordon | 1985 | 86 minutes | USA | R16
Loosely based on H P Lovecraft's classic horror tale, Herbert West is a young scientist who has a good head on his shoulders and another on the lab table in front of him.
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