Visionary and confrontational, the mysteries of the body are dissected with surgical precision in an unforgettable, extremely close-up look at human bodies, those who care for them, and the system that rules them all.
Festival Programme
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Body and Mind
![The Eternal Memory](/assets/resized/sm/upload/5z/ff/wx/k9/HERO_LMI_1-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=5f60575483)
The Eternal Memory
La memoria infinita
Oscar-nominated Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi documents a love story for the ages as a woman struggles to preserve the brilliant mind of her partner of 25 years who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
![Is There Anybody Out There?](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ux/48/cd/v6/HERO_ITAOT_Still05_Ella%20Glendining%20sits%20outside%20hosptial%20in%20USA%20%C2%A9Annemarie%20Lean-Vercoe-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=70212cad12)
Is There Anybody Out There?
A disabled filmmaker sets out to find someone with a body just like hers, while painting a deeply authentic portrait of what it means to live a proudly disabled life in an ableist world.
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Ms. Information
As the nation plunges into pandemic, Gwen Isaac’s observational documentary delves into the trenches with Siouxsie Wiles, the fuchsia-haired microbiologist who emerged as a national hero and a satanic witch in the minds of a divided New Zealand.
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On The Adamant
Sur l'Adamant
Acclaimed French documentarian Nicolas Philibert (To Be and To Have NZIFF 2002) takes us aboard a floating day care centre for adults with mental health challenges in this quietly observed yet unflinching Golden Bear winner.
![Smoke Sauna Sisterhood](/assets/resized/sm/upload/g9/v3/t5/2g/HERO_Smoke%20Sauna%20Sisterhood%20Still1_(c)Ants%20Tammik%20_%20Alexandra%20Film-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=57a9e3a093)
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
This Sundance award winner brings new meaning to the healing powers of sisterhood, following a group of Estonian women who gather in a traditional log-cabin sauna to share naked truths.
![Space: The Longest Goodbye](/assets/resized/sm/upload/t0/kg/ny/y5/HERO_TLG_1_Cady_Space_(c)NASA_Bill%20Ingalls-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=2dd1d77fb5)
Space: The Longest Goodbye
The Longest Goodbye
An absorbing look at the modern-day realities of space travel that goes beyond the nuts and bolts to probe the most unpredictable element of cosmic exploration: the vulnerability of the human mind.
![The Strangest of Angels](/assets/resized/sm/upload/rz/0a/iq/x9/HERO_THE%20STRANGEST%20OF%20ANGELSTSOA_01-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=0a6acba2f1)
The Strangest of Angels
Rebecca Tansley brings us a dramatic, moving interpretation of NZ Opera’s contemporary chamber opera inspired by a pivotal event in the life of New Zealand writer Janet Frame.