Documentary Film

In mountaineering circles, saying you'd never want to share a rope with someone is a harsh insult. And when the man saying these things about you is national hero Sir Edmund Hillary, it really isn't… Audio

Cliff Curtis is one of New Zealand's most well known actors. His local successes include Once Were Warriors and Whale Riders and he has also had roles in international films including Last Nights and… Audio

Andy Deere and Ryan Heron have been friends since childhood, and they both work in advertising. In addition, they've been making their own film projects together for a decade, including a short film… Audio

Angie Meiklejohn moved to Auckland's Centrepoint community when she was 15. She tells Kim Hill that participating in the upcoming documentary Angie has lifted her shame about what happened there. Video, Audio

Australian David Elliot-Smith is a writer and filmaker. His first documentary, Convenient Education (2012), looked at the downside of a push in the early 2000s to grow the education-migration market… Audio

After a fall left her with a serious leg injury that took years to heal, San Francisco-based Kiwi Kim Chambers took up swimming as both physical and mental therapy. She didn't just stick to lengths of… Audio

Do we expect documentaries to be strictly truthful? And what happens when a desire for good storytelling wins out over the facts? Four leading documentary-makers talk candidly about navigating… Audio