New Zeland Cinema

APPROVED BY THE AUTHORENDORSEMENTS TO FOLLOW The first full-length study of New Zealand cinema, this book explores a series of recurring themes and issues - law and authority, post-settler identity, neo-colonialism, Asia-Pacific diasporas, the Kiwi Gothic, and the reworking of American genres - across more than a hundred years of New Zealand film history. It presents critical readings of a diverse range of films - shorts, features, and documentaries - and considers the work of directors, producers, cinematographers and actors. The marketing of New Zealand film is addressed and is part of a wider cultural framework that approaches this national cinema through consumption, control and regulation, cultural policies and local and international media. Drawing on a private archive of pre-cinema New Zealand, this book also includes a study of stereoviews and magic lantern slides. Films discussed include: Whale Rider, Utu, Vigil, Once Were Warriors, Sione's Wedding, In My Father's Den, and Black Sheep. This is an excellent guide for anyone studying and researching world cinema, especially those interested in Asia-Pacific or Postcolonial Cinema. Ian Conrich is a Fellow at the University of Essex, in the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre, and was the founding Director of the Centre for New Zealand Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. His books include the edited collections New Zealand Filmmakers (2007) and Contemporary New Zealand Cinema (2008).Conrich, Ian is the author of 'New Zeland Cinema', published 2011 under ISBN 9780748624638 and ISBN 0748624635.