7pm, Thursday 17 & Friday 18
June
Island Bay and Surrounds 1933
- 1984
Fishermen tend their nets in the 1930s, Karitane
nurses care for babies, houses make way for the airport and sheep are
mustered from Happy Valley to Lambton Quay. A snapshot of the seaside
suburbs and the way we were.
7pm, Thursday 19 & Friday 20
August
Space Films
Witness humankind taking small steps on
celluloid, fascinated by the space which surrounds us.
7pm, Thursday 16 &
Friday 17 September
Fashion Through the Ages 1920
- 2000
From Victorian frills and lace, to slinky
ballgowns in 2000, this is a romp through NZ fashion, including the glam,
and the not-so-glam.
7pm, Thursday 21 & Friday 22
October
Canterbury Ham & Oysters
on Toast - New Zealand Culinary Delights 1927 - 1985
A look at our food habits through the decades
including early advertising and appearances from well-known chefs Graham
Kerr, ‘Aunt Daisy’ and Alison Holst.
7pm, Thursday 18 & Friday 19
November
Tying the Knot -
Weddings from 1907 - 2009
A show crammed with social detail of these
occasions; the gorgeous dresses, the confetti, the cakes and the decorated
cars.
All screenings are exempt and run for 60-70
minutes. Any silent films are accompanied by live piano music.
The Film Archive collection contains around
30,000 home movies shot in New Zealand over the past century. If you have
home movies on film or video please email us at deposits@nzfa.org.nz
for more information.
Programme correct at the time of publication.
Please check the events calender at www.filmarchive.org.nz
for further information.
We look forward to seeing you at Wellington's
most
eclectic cinema on the corner of Taranaki and
Ghuznee Sts.