THE DOC EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2021 (DOC EDGE)
3 June – 11 July
2021
The 16th annual
Doc Edge
Festival kicks off its first fusion edition
in-theatres (Auckland and Wellington) and online nationwide
in just seven weeks, with a full programme of over 80
feature length and short films.
Yer Old
Faither, from world-renowned documentary guru
Heather Croall is one of 15 films just
announced for the festival. Doc Edge is proud to honour
Croall as the recipient of the 2021 Doc Edge
Superhero Award, which recognises the recipient’s
outstanding contribution to documentary.
Following her
success as Executive Director of the Australian
International Documentary Conference (AIDC), Croall took on
Press Release – Documentary New Zealand Trust
The Documentary New Zealand Trust presents
THE DOC EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 (DOC EDGE)
3 June – 11 July 2021
The 16th annual
Doc Edge Festival kicks off its first fusion edition in-theatres (Auckland and Wellington) and online nationwide in just seven weeks, with a full programme of over 80 feature length and short films.
Yer Old Faither, from world-renowned documentary guru
Heather Croall is one of 15 films just announced for the festival. Doc Edge is proud to honour Croall as the recipient of the 2021 Doc Edge Superhero Award, which recognises the recipient’s outstanding contribution to documentary.
Following her success as Executive Director of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), Croall took on the herculean task of festival director at Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK). She increased public attendance from 2,000 to 25,000 and generated £5.6 million (NZD10.8M) worth of business for produce
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Subscriber only A documentary that documented the process of assited dying for a 90-year old Ballina woman will have a special screening next week.
Laura s Choice is a documentary about Laura Henkel, a 90-year old Ballina resident who travelled to Europe to end her life. The film chronicles her three-year journey the last three years of her life. Mrs Henkel did not suffer a terminal illness, but she wanted to be in control of her own life and demanded a dignified death . Â Â She travelled to Europe with her daughter and granddaughter, both filmmakers. Their trip culminated in Laura s passing at a clinic in Basel, Switzerland, on December 19, 2019.