Documentary
Centrepoint survivor: 'Adults who failed us need to step up'
A new documentary, Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story - airs tonight. It's a gruelling but powerful watch - mainly from the perspective of some of the former children of the commune, including… Audio
Mayye Zayed: a peek into Egypt's female weight-lifting scene
Egyptian director Mayye Zayed spent four years immersed in the world of Alexandria's competitive female weight-lifting scene for her new documentary, Lift Like A Girl. The film follows Zebiba (which… Video, Audio
Peter Young: Fight for the Wild – Aotearoa vs predators
Documentary filmmaker Peter Young discusses his biggest project to date - the battle to save Aotearoa's native species from an army of predators. Every year, introduced predators devour the eggs and… Video, Audio
Playing Favourites with Florian Habicht
Filmmaker Florian Habicht joins Kim for a chat and to play his favourite music on the day of the world premiere of his new documentary, James & Isey. Florian Habicht has worked with musicians Jarvis… Video, Audio
'Pope Francis is still the biggest ally of the gay people'
In his new documentary, Francesco, openly-gay, non-Catholic filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky had unprecedented access to Pope Francis and was allowed to tackle many pressing issues. He joins the show to… Audio
Bidge Smith: Mervyn Thompson vs. Six Angry Women
Women activists were protesting against all forms of oppression in 1984 when Auckland university lecturer and playwright Mervyn Thompson was kidnapped, beaten and chained to a tree by six women who… Audio
Director Samantha Stark on 'Framing Britney Spears'
Britney Spears remains stuck in a court-sanctioned conservatorship, unable to control her fortune. The New York Times documentary, Framing Britney Spears follows the pop star's court battle with her… Audio
Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Oscar Kightley: the story of Dawn Raid records
Dawn Raid, a new feature length documentary film, tells the story of the rise and fall (and eventual rebirth) of the influential New Zealand record label. Founders Andy Murane and Tanielu Leaosavai'i… Video, Audio
Kirsten Johnson: Dick Johnson is Dead
Cinematographer and director Kirsten Johnson was afraid of losing her father to dementia, so she got in first, killing him off in imaginative and comical ways in her new film Dick Johnson is Dead. Video, Audio
Max Quinn: The life and times of a polar film maker
Renowned polar photographer, director and cameraman Max Quinn covers a 50-year career spent working in the world's coldest places in his book A Life of Extremes. Quinn learned his trade as an NZBC… Video, Audio, Gallery
Mick Fanning: From shark attack victim to shark advocate
Mick Fanning will forever be known as the man who fought off a great white shark while competing on live TV at Jeffreys Bay in 2015. Now, the Australian sporting icon is conquering his fear of sharks… Audio
From K road to Gandhi Road, an Aucklander's Buddhist journey
Auckland music and film maker, Kim Hegan tells the story of his extraordinarily influential Buddhist teacher, Kangyur Rinpoche who he met back in the 1970's. He recently returned to India, where they… Audio
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In a new documentary, we meet a young Muslim man who became a spokesperson for his people after the Christchurch Mosque Attack. In One year on, he talks candidly about his reluctance to step back into… Audio, Gallery
The last journey of waka maker and voyager Ema Siope
The life and achievements of waka maker, sailor, and voyager Ema Siope have been honoured in a documentary tracing her final journey to Samoa. Ema Siope was known and respected in the Samoan waka… Audio, Gallery
Leanne Pooley on her new doco about youth mental health activist Jazz Thornton
In the new documentary The Girl on The Bridge, suicide survivor Jazz Thornton confronts New Zealand's youth mental health crisis head-on. The film documents not only Jazz's extraordinary activism but… Video, Audio
Behind the scenes of an epic PR fail
The documentary film Influence lifts the lid on how one of the world’s biggest PR companies - Bell Pottinger - destroyed itself when its unethical conduct in South Africa was exposed. Mediawatch asks… Video, Audio
The story of the New Yorker cartoonist James Stevenson
Kiwi filmmaker Sally Williams celebrates the stellar 67-year long career of the remarkable New Yorker cartoonist James Stevenson in the biopic, Stevenson: Lost and Found (US/NZ). Audio
Amos Nachoum: 'Rather than aim a gun, I aimed a camera.'
"If your picture is not good enough, it's because you're not close enough." That's the mantra of Israeli solider-turned-wildlife-photographer Amos Nachoum. His film, Picture of His Life is screening… Video, Audio
Fake news, persecution & press freedom in the Philippines
In "A Thousand Cuts" award-winning documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz tracks the way Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation, persecute journalists and wage a… Audio