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Director: Anton Steel
Producers: Anton Steel
Rosalie Liddle Crawford
Claire Rogers
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Year: 2023
Duration: 90 mins
Film Festivals & Screenings:
Awards & Recognition:
FILM INFO
TAKING BACK OUR BEACH
This film is about the response by a community to New Zealand's largest environmental disaster, seen through the eyes of that community.
Director and Editor, Anton Steel explores the aftermath of the 2011 grounding of the MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty.
This disaster not only threatened the iconic coastline and wildlife, but also a way of life treasured by local Maori and Pakeha alike. Despite bureaucracy's floundering response, this disparate community comes together to clean up the devastation.
Taking Back Our Beach captures the shock, anger, grief, moments of humour, and ultimately, positivity arising from people uniting to save their beloved beach.
FILM INFO
Director: Anton Steel
Producers: Kylie DellaBarca Steel
Anton Steel
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Year: 2014
Duration: 86 mins
Film Festivals & Screenings:
New Zealand-wide cinema release
Cinema Verde, Florida
Arohanui Film Festival, NZ
Utopia Film Festival, Maryland
Commffest, Toronto
Awareness Film Festival, LA
Awards & Recognition:
NZ Film Awards - Nominated for:
Best Self-Funded Film
Best Supporting Actress
Trustpower Supreme Winner Community Award
THE Z-NAIL GANG
This feature film is an ensemble piece celebrating the strength of a community’s spirit.
In a small coastal town, a fortified front is formed when mega mining threatens their homes and environment. The Z Nail Gang is a “feel good” action-comedy with a conscience.
Seamlessly threaded through the film are unbelievably crazy events (that actually happened) making this story both fantastic and inspiring.
A story where the outlaw kiwi spirit of Goodbye Pork Pie meets the David vs Goliath battle of The Castle in which the audience is led on a journey of empowerment.
People can make a difference, when they get together and stand together.
In Aotearoa, where mining on conservation land, oil prospecting & the sale of national assets are polarizing the nation: this is a story has “come of age”.
This movie continues to be used for community screenings - contact us for a screener.
