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Woman’s Day – Life after Gloriavale: ‘Our nightmare is finally over!’

August 11, 2022: By Sophie Neville – Woman’s Day – 11/08/2022 Timaru mum Virginia reveals why she and her family had to escape the controversial community. For 27 years, former Gloriavale resident Virginia Courage was tormented by nightmares. She’d often lie awake in the cramped bunk room she shared with her husband and…

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1News – Gloriavale doc lifts the lid on secretive Christian community

August 6, 2022: 1News – 06/08/2022 It’s hoped a new film about the West Coast commune of Gloriavale will give the public a better insight into the fight for change still being waged. Released on Saturday as part of New Zealand’s International Film Festival, the documentary simply titled Gloriavale follows one woman who…

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Capsule – Gloriavale Documentary

August 3, 2022: By Emma Clifton – Capsule – 03/08/2022 A new documentary, Gloriavale, follows a family from the secretive religious community: siblings John and Virginia, who have both left Gloriavale, and their mother Sharon, who remains. It covers the serious allegations against the Gloriavale leaders, which include sexual abuse, neglect and slavery.…

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Newshub – The Project – Inside Gloriavale

August 1, 2022: Newshub – The Project – 01/08/2022 Gloriavale is a community shrouded in controversy and mystery. Now a new documentary aims to peel back the curtain. Director Fergus Grady joins us at the desk to talk more. View here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_2S0vzneTg…

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Inside Gloriavale | The Project NZ

August 1, 2022: Newshub | The Project NZ | Video Link: Inside Gloriavale | The Project NZ Gloriavale is a community shrouded in controversy and mystery. Now a new documentary aims to peel back the curtain. Director Fergus Grady joins us at the desk to talk more…

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NZ Herald – The Front Page: Inside Gloriavale – The woman fighting for change from within

July 28, 2022: By Damien Venuto – NZ Herald – 28/07/2022 Sharon Ready currently lives above an aircraft hangar that served as the former commercial base for Gloriavale. It’s cold, dark and damp, but she stays on because this is where her family and deceased relatives are located. “Sharon is what I would…

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Newshub – Five films to see at the New Zealand International Film Festival

July 26, 2022: By Darren Bevan – Newshub – 26/07/2022 One year after being cancelled last minute in Auckland due to COVID-19, cinephiles are rejoicing with the return of the 2022 Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival just days away. The event opens on Thursday in Tāmaki Makaurau with the premiere of…

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Stuff – Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival: Eight great Kiwi films to check out

July 24, 2022: 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…

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Gloriavale Film Premieres

July 19, 2022: 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…

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Flicks: Gloriavale filmmakers shed light on their eye-opening NZIFF doco

July 18, 2022: 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…

Woman’s Day – Life after Gloriavale: ‘Our nightmare is finally over!’

1News – Gloriavale doc lifts the lid on secretive Christian community

Capsule – Gloriavale Documentary

Newshub – The Project – Inside Gloriavale

Inside Gloriavale | The Project NZ

NZ Herald – The Front Page: Inside Gloriavale – The woman fighting for change from within

Newshub – Five films to see at the New Zealand International Film Festival

Stuff – Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival: Eight great Kiwi films to check out

Gloriavale Film Premieres

Flicks: Gloriavale filmmakers shed light on their eye-opening NZIFF doco

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