Be Here Now - the Andy Whitfield Story opens the 11th Documentary Edge International Film Festival (Doc Edge), on Wednesday 4th May in Wellington and Wednesday 18th May in Auckland. A powerful and intimate love story, the documentary follows the fight of Spartacus star Andy Whitfield and his charismatic wife Vashti against his cancer diagnosis.
Doc Edge brings 37 feature length films and 15 shorts to Wellington (4th-15th May) and Auckland (18th - 29th May).??Be Here Now marks the international premiere by Academy Award� Nominee, filmmaker Lilibet Foster. The film has received critical and popular praise, winning the Audience Award for the Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2015. Both Lilibet Foster and Vashti Whitfield will be at screenings in Wellington and Auckland. Watch the trailer.
Major highlights of the Festival include the World Premiere of A Billion Lives, the expos� of corruption behind the rise of vaporisers - the alternative to cigarettes; Among The Believers, an intimate and frightening look into the microcosm of terrorism in Pakistan and a first-class collection of Short Documentaries featuring the 2016 Best Documentary Academy Award� winner; A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, alongside the other Academy Award� finalists.? ?New Zealand filmmakers are represented in several documentaries including The Sound of Her Guitar, which features country singer Donna Dean as she tours through the southern States of the U.S., andMonterey, which takes audiences behind the scenes of an Auckland Caf� to discover the highs and lows of a small NZ hospitality business.
For the full programme and the latest news regarding the 2016 season, visit the brand new website www.docedge.nz
KEY DATES: 4-15 May 2016 - Doc Edge Festival: Wellington - The Roxy, Miramar
18-29 May 2016 - Doc Edge Festival: Auckland - Q Theatre, Auckland CBD
3 May 2016 Screen Edge Forum: Wellington - Park Road Post, Miramar
18 May 2016 Screen Edge Forum: Auckland - AUT, Auckland CBD