
At almost the ripe old age of 64 (just like in Paul McCartA ney's song), I'm commonly referred to as a "veteran" film-maker, which seems distinctly odd, as in my own head I am still a beginner. I've spent my working life practising a craft that's literally impossible to master. This used to bother me. Now I understand it's a gift and a privilege.
You cannot get bored making films. At least, not if you're doing it right. By which I mean that you're pursuing a meaningful exploration for the sake of art. Film-making can bea special kind of hell when you're merely filling out someone else’s prescription and have no personal stake in the work.
This is not a popular view among those who hold that the market” is all, and one must satisfy it. To them, I say good luck. I know only my own mind.
Twenty years ago, I made a critical decision: to make only films I really, truly want to make, with full creative independence. That has meant certain trade-offs. Working with very low budgets, by myself, often largely self-funded, and doing other things to make ends meet.
Starting with Struggle No More 2006), the ironically titled biography of New Zealand’s greatest unknown band, I’ve produced a string of films Lost in Wonderland 2009), Candyman 2010), Daytime Tiger 2011), The Last Dogs of Winter 2012), Act of Kindness 2015), and Angie 2018) works that I’m proud of, that represent exactly what I wanted to do, without any compromises.
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A hint of mermaids
Erin Palmisano's latest novel once again has food and romance at the heart of its well-plotted story.

Execution over innovation
Big and bold ideas are fine, but being the best beats being first.

Something's wrong with all of them
Engaging dissection of the 20th-century novel likely to send the reader in search for the book under discussion.

Cell warfare
A NZ trial using immunotherapy to beat a form of blood cancer is expanding after promising results – and it's hoped the 'gold standard' treatment will soon be widely available.

The virus that stole all the smells
In this edited extract from The Forgotten Sense, Jonas Olofsson traces the rise in anosmia as a result of Covid-19 infections.

When caring is ‘woke'
Some years ago, I sat in a small plane circling over Punta del Este in Uruguay. There was a delay and we sat in tense silence until we began our descent. Outside the tiny airport, a taxi ferried us past private Lear jets; these had been the cause of the hold-up. The driver pointed to two planes side by side. \"This one is a Trump plane.\"

Getting along swimmingly
The presenters of Endangered Species Aotearoa spend a fair bit of time on and in the water in the second season.

That clingy feeling
Our pets display the same types of attachment behaviours as we do, or so it seems.

The famous furred
A peaceful little spot in LA is the final resting place for the pets of some of Hollywood's biggest names.

Gone girl
She wandered in on Thursday morning looking very wan, and climbed into her bed. I sat on the edge and stroked her back.