KaleidoscopeMovie
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.
About Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope is a 1987 documentary movie directed by Howard Taylor.
The production information lists a runtime of 35m, production credits from New Zealand, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Merata Mita, Roger Donaldson, John Barnett, Geoff Murphy. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
