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From left, Caroline Garratt, David Lindsay, Chris Hormann and Lindsay Shelton celebrate 75 years of the Wellington Film Society. They are pictured at the Embassy Theatre, where they have their screenings every Monday. The first stirrings of a film society movement in New Zealand began in the 1930s. In 1933, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin had ones, but due to the looming war they eventually all closed. It wasn’t until 1945 and Gordon Mirams, a film writer (and later Aotearoa’s chief censor), rose to prominence with his book
Speaking Candidly: Films and People in New Zealand, that a public meeting was called to establish the re-born Wellington Film Institute (now society).
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The Wellington Film Society heads into its 75th year of screening with Spike Lee’s 1989 masterpiece
Do the Right Thing, set to ignite the giant Embassy Theatre screen during American Black History month.
After COVID-19 disrupted the cinema experience in 2020, the Film Society is back with three films from the acclaimed American filmmaker.
Clockers (1995) and
Bamboozled (2000) will round out the trio of Spike Lee films joints.
“WFS is thrilled to celebrate Spike Lee’s work in 2021. He has been a trailblazer in the modern cinematic landscape and his impact is indisputable. Lee’s films are bold and delivered with vibrancy, power and humour. It will be a rare treat to view his visually stunning work on the big screen with an audience.” says WFS President Caroline Garratt.