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DOC EDGE - Life Unscripted.
New Zealand’s Oscar-qualifying International Documentary Film Festival, Doc Edge Industry Forum, & Doc Edge Schools. On Letterboxd as DocEdgeNZ.
* Doc Edge is a non-profit charity #CC54892 *
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docedgenz.bsky.social
At Doc Edge we believe that documentary can inspire positive change by spreading awareness, encouraging discussion, fostering inclusion, & uniting communities. Right now we need your help to ensure we can continue our mahi.
Please donate if you can. #SupportDocedge givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/f...
November 8, 2023 at 6:35 PM
docedgenz.bsky.social
Doc Edge is dedicated to delivering the best docos to NZ audiences which is why this is so exciting!
Joining fellow Doc Edge winner (& official Ireland nominee for the Oscars) #InTheShadowOfBeirut, Ukraine has just chosen #20DaysInMariupol
as *their* official entry!
#DocEdge
#WeKnowHowToPick Winners
November 8, 2023 at 3:22 AM
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lynninfilm.bsky.social
If you love the @docedgenz.bsky.social Festival and want to support the future of documentary in Aotearoa, head on over to the Givealittle page to donate: givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/f...
#SupportDocEdge
November 6, 2023 at 9:04 PM
docedgenz.bsky.social
The Doc Edge Film of the Month: November - THE NARROW BRIDGE (Dir: Esther Takac)
Available to screen in the Doc Edge Virtual Cinema until Nov 30. (NZ only)
#DocEdge #FilmOfTheMonth #TheNarrowBridge
docedge.nz/film-of-the-...
A poster for the documentary THE NARROW BRIDGE showing a Jewish woman taking to a Muslim woman with footage from violent conflict superimposed in front of them. A quite from Leonard Cohen reads, " a radical, unique, and holy response to human suffering." The film is screening in the Doc Edge Virtual Cinema until the end of November as part of it's Film of the Month programme.
November 6, 2023 at 2:53 PM
docedgenz.bsky.social
She's likened to Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan & Billie Holliday yet most people haven't heard of her.
An exceptional woman overlooked by history; the last of her peers, still chasing her dreams. SLOANE: A JAZZ SINGER. Watch it worldwide in the Doc Edge Virtual Cinema only til Oct 31.
A large theatre stage showing a picture of Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holliday. The theatrical film poster for SLOANE: A JAZZ SINGER
October 24, 2023 at 9:01 AM
docedgenz.bsky.social
She's the greatest jazz singer you've never heard of. SLOAN: A JAZZ SINGER - Telling the untold life story of Carol Sloane. Available to watch worldwide *now* in the Doc Edge Virtual Cinema, but only til October 31. Www.Docedge.nz
Film poster for SLOANE: A JAZZ SINGER featuring a sepia-coloured photo of a woman singing into a microphone in the centre, the title of the film to the left, a quote extolling her prowess as a jazz vocalist to the right, and a great big strong of film festival laurels below her image showing how many film festivals the documentary has been accepted into, including Doc Edge NZ.
October 19, 2023 at 9:15 AM
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lynninfilm.bsky.social
Attention, all documentary filmmakers! Submissions are now open for the 2024 @docedgenz.bsky.social Festival via Film Freeway. Submissions close December 22.

filmfreeway.com/DocEdgeFesti...

Don't miss your chance to have your film selected for an Academy Award® qualifying festival.
October 7, 2023 at 12:34 AM
docedgenz.bsky.social
Did you see the interview with Ukrainian directors Mariia & Anastasiia Starozhytsky on Three's A.M show this morning?
You can watch their film THE WAR OF THE CHIMERAS in the Doc Edge Virtual Cinema now! Just $10, or free if you're a paid member!
docedge.nz/film-of-the-month/the-war-of-chimeras/
Poster for WAR OF THE CHIMERAS by mother/daughter Ukrainian directors Mariia & Anastasiia Starozhytsky. It features a drawing of a young man & a woman lying on their backs, head to head, on a flat building roof whilst lightning splits a grey stormy sky.
September 18, 2023 at 10:48 AM
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povmagazine.bsky.social
Ahead of its premiere at #TIFF23, Rachel Ho speaks with APHASIA director Marielle Dalpé about her unique NFB short and exploring language through film povmagazine.com/marielle-dal...
Marielle Dalpé on Aphasia and Finding a Way with Words - POV Magazine
An interview with Aphasia director Marielle Dalpé about her animated NFB short on the effects of the neurocognitive condition.
povmagazine.com
September 4, 2023 at 1:30 PM
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lissmith.bsky.social
I can’t remember where I saw the angry pīwakawaka thread, so I had to go looking for pics this afternoon to show my brother. Much “get off my lawn” energy.

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Angry looking pīwakawaka face on, on a branch, beak open as if yelling. Angry looking pīwakawaka side on, on a branch, beak open as if yelling. Angry looking pīwakawaka face on, on a branch, beak open as if yelling.
September 3, 2023 at 6:11 AM
docedgenz.bsky.social
Making the move to a new place that feels more like us.
#LifeUnscripted #RespectfulRepartee
September 3, 2023 at 4:56 AM