Kaleidoscope(1987)

Kaleidoscope Synopsis

This Kaleidoscope documentary timed in with the release of Nicholas Reid’s book A Decade of New Zealand Cinema. The book cherrypicked Reid's favourites from the renaissance in local movies that began with Sleeping Dogs in 1977. Reid and a who’s who of local filmmakers discuss many of the 50+ features from the previous decade (with Bruno Lawrence ever present). They ponder the uniqueness (or otherwise) of Kiwi film. A fondness for rural and small town settings, and forceful, often conflicted, male leads is explored. Neglected areas — Māori film and more of a voice for women — are traversed.

Kaleidoscope (1987) is a documentary film directed by Howard Taylor, released on July 26, 1987 with a runtime of 35m. It stars Merata Mita, Roger Donaldson, John Barnett and Geoff Murphy.