We are thrilled to offer 5 double passes to the New Zealand documentary film The House Within courtesy of Vendetta Films.The film arrives in cinemas on 17th July.
The House Within is a documentary film on the internationally celebrated New Zealand writer Dame Fiona Kidman (Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour). It examines the way in which life and fiction collide and how, with time, they become inescapably braided together. The film paints an intimate portrait of Fiona’s fascinating and often tumultuous life. It probes the inner world of a truly maverick writer who has overcome innumerable obstacles to establish her voice, and place, in the world of literature on a global scale. Fiona speaks for the first time about the private pains and losses in her life and art, and how these experiences were fundamental to the creation of the fictional worlds which have moved us so deeply.
The film is directed by Joshua Prendeville. He shared in his director's statement about the film,
“The House Within is a film that simply needed to be made. It shines a long overdue light on one of New Zealand’s most inspiring artistic figures and the fearless determination required to write the novels which have had such a lasting impact on the cultural identity. The film shows that perseverance, a belief in oneself and speaking one’s truths, no matter the costs, are qualities worth fighting for.”
Answer this question: What smell does she recall from ‘that night’?
Email your answer to office@wiftnz.org.nz