Home-grown Gloriavale doco

| Greymouth Star | Scout Atkins |
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Greymouth raised award-winning television producer Dame Julie Christie has been back on the West Coast, working on a new documentary series that will take viewers inside the controversial Gloriavale Christian Community at Lake Haupiri.

Dame Julie said the production team is currently filming a series that includes rare access to the lakeside commune.

“We are currently filming a documentary series, part of which is shot inside the Gloriavale community,” Dame Julie said.

“The series will take a balanced view of the community’s story and we greatly appreciate both their cooperation and the rare opportunity of filming at their Haupiri settlement.”

Dame Julie, who has built an international reputation for producing compelling factual television, said returning home to the West Coast to film the project has been personally significant.

“I am personally very pleased to be shooting such an important project back at home, on the West Coast.” Dame Julie said the new series aims to present a balanced and comprehensive portrayal, incorporating perspectives from within the settlement as well as the broader context surrounding it.

The documentary series is scheduled to screen on TV3 later this year.