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.
$2.50 per hour to a max of $12.50 on weekends and a $12 flat rate for weekday evenings at The Civic car park. Find out more.