New Zealand arts programme featuring film and exhibition reviews and interviews with local and overseas artists.
Debate over the return of Mokomokai (tattooed Maori heads). Last week several Mokomokai were returned to New Zealand from the South Australian Museum.
Debate Panel: Willie Jackson, Alliance Cultural Affairs Minister and Dalvanius Prime, Mokomokai Education Trust.
Introducing The Comedy Laugh Festival.
Profile on New Zealand Born Rebecca Taylor, young designer living in New York. She has been nominated for the Young Designer of the Year category of the council of fashion designer in New York.
Previous weeks item on Billy Apple & Christchurch art Gallery along with the play ‘Art’. Film footage of a 1992 fund-raising auction of a Blank Canvas by Billy Apple.
Why can’t the police take a joke? They are requesting that theatre, costume hire, film or television companies return any police uniforms or equipment they may have to make sure their image of the police isn’t tarnished. The police has also sent a letter to vet scripts at the planning stage of productions. Miriama Kamo reports.
Comments: Joan Dawe, The Costume Company Owner. Sharon Matthews, Costume Cave Owner. Michael Player, Police Public Affairs General Manager. Film “Customer Service” asking for the use of a police uniform. Dean Hewison, Filmmaker denied access. Howard Greive, Saatchi & Saatchi. Adrian Parkyn, Haines Recruitment Advertising.
Opera singer Andrea Creighton is one of New Zealand’s up & coming stars, she returned home this year for Festival 2000 and a school reunion. Interview Miriama Kamo and Sister Mary Winifred, Singing Teacher.
Film review with Chris Knox: ‘All About my Mother’.
A Greek story, a New Zealand writer and a Russian director. James K. Baxter’s retelling of a Greek epic.
Interview with Vadim Ledogorov, Director - “Sore-Footed Man”.
Comedy: The Comedy Laugh Festival.