: By James Croot and Graeme Tuckett – Stuff – 24/07/2022 The 2022 edition of Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival will screen in 14 towns and cities across Aotearoa between July 28 and August 31. From heartfelt dramas to portraits of local artists, portmanteau pictures and documentaries revisiting sometimes…
: The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust is pleased to announce the Gloriavale Film is soon screening in cinemas across NZ, then internationally. With unprecedented access, filmmakers Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady lift the lid on the secretive Gloriavale Christian Community following a family of survivors searching for justice. SPECIAL PREMIERE INVITATIONS You are…
: By Steve Newall – Flicks – 18/07/2022 As part of our Q&A series for local features playing as part of Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival, filmmakers Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady shed some light on their eye-opening documentary Gloriavale. Describe your film in EXACTLY eight words. One family’s…
: The Platform – 13/07/2022 Leanne Malcolm chats with Noel Smyth about his new documentary film Gloriavale. Watch / Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFx9q1WLFNc…
: Scoop Media – Press Release – 11/07/2022 GLORIAVALE, a compelling new feature documentary which lifts the lid on the infamous Gloriavale Christian Community cult, will have its World Premiere on Saturday 6 August, 2022 at Christchurch’s Isaac Royal Theatre, screening as part of Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival…
: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 10/07/2022 Helpless, severely sleep-deprived and shut in a room where the door handles had been disabled, Sharon Ready was unable to save her cherished youngest daughter from dying before her eyes. The Gloriavale woman, who has 13 children and 71 grandchildren, has opened up…
