The House Within – Joshua Prendeville’s documentary of one of our literary treasures, Fiona Kidman – sold out of all its screenings when it premiered.
Described by The Spinoff as “a treatment we’ve long needed for one of our great writers and waymakers”, it holds a delicate lens to Kidman’s illustrious life and work, a career which spans more than 30 books and a raft of the highest accolades here and abroad.
But how do you go about translating the very interior life of a writer to film? And how did an eminent writer in her ninth decade bond with a 20-something filmmaker and entrust him to tell her life story in all its highs and lows? In this special session, Kidman and Prendeville sit down with Caroline Barron (Te Uri o Hau, Pākeha) to reflect on their creative relationship.
The House Within will screen at Academy Cinemas on Tuesday 13 May, 6.30pm. Bookings via academycinemas.co.nz
Supported by Platinum Patrons Betsy and Michael Benjamin.
Also at Auckland Writers Festival
$2 per hour to a max of $12 on weekends and a $12 flat rate for weekday evenings at The Civic car park. Find out more.