Moving Portraits

Moving Portraits are Going West's short, literary documentaries. The brief was simple; we asked for "a portrait of a story teller". These big-little films not only take you into the minds and lives of great Aotearoa writers; they also foster white hot collaborations between the filmmakers and the writers themselves.

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Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems

In poet Nathan Joe’s magnetic three poem meditation on home and homecoming, he explores the feelings of being caught between Christchurch and Auckland, between queerness and being Chinese-Kiwi.

Ultimately Lacks Polish

Proudly low-brow poet Freya Daly Sadgrove combines poetry with glam and punky theatrics, but faces harsh criticism in her attempt to make poetry accessible. Directed by Kathleen Winter.