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Artist as Maker / Non-maker
Sat 24 Oct 2020. 11:30AM—1PM
What happens when an artist isn’t the maker of their own work? From Michelangelo and Sandro Botticelli, to Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor, explore the relationship between artist and maker with Jon Geehan, the Gallery’s Exhibition Coordinator.
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The Manchurian Candidate
Thu 22 Oct 2020. 7—9:05PM
A classic blend of satire and political thriller that was uncomfortably prescient in its own time, The Manchurian Candidate remains distressingly relevant today.
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Young Visionaries 2020: Ages 9-12. Term 4
Thu: 15 Oct–17 Dec. 3:45-5:15PM
Weekly after school art classes where kids are inspired by great art.
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Black Swan
Wed 21 Oct 2020. 7—8:50PM
Bracingly intense, passionate, and wildly melodramatic, Black Swan glides on Darren Aronofsky's bold direction -- and a bravura performance from Natalie Portman.
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Waves
Wed 21 Oct 2020. 11AM—1:20PM
From acclaimed director Trey Edward Shults, Waves is a heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times.
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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Sun 18 Oct 2020. 4—5:45PM
The saga of The Band, whose iconic farewell concert was immortalised in The Last Waltz, continues to captivate in this new documentary shaped from the perspective of guitarist-songwriter Robbie Robertson, only one of two surviving members.
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It Must Be Heaven
Sun 18 Oct 2020. 2—3:45PM
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
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The Conversation
Thu 15 Oct 2020. 7—8:55PM
This tense, paranoid thriller presents Francis Ford Coppola at his finest -- and makes some remarkably advanced arguments about technology's role in society that still resonate today.
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Young Visionaries 2020: Ages 6-8. Term 4
Wed: 14 Oct–16 Dec. 3:45-5:15PM
Weekly after school art classes where kids are inspired by great art.
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Wed 14 Oct 2020. 11AM—12:45PM
Powerfully acted and directed and critically acclaimed, Never Rarely Sometimes Always reaffirms writer-director Eliza Hittman as a filmmaker of uncommon sensitivity and grace.
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Matariki Williams
Tue 13 Oct 2020. 6—8PM
Matariki Williams (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki) is the Acting Senior Curator Mātauranga Māori at Te Papa Tongarewa, and a writer and editor.
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Big Wednesday
Sun 11 Oct 2020. 4—6:10PM
Three California beach buddies begin to realise there is more to life than waxing down their surfboards as they ditch their alcoholic and unruly ways to go fight in the Vietnam War.
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9th New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival
Sun 11 Oct 2020. 1—1:30PM
Six short films written, produced, directed and played by the Deaf community of New Zealand.
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School Life
Sat 10 Oct 2020. 11AM—12:55PM
Packed with laughs as well as drama, School Life is an emotional journey through the ups and downs of the education system, with brilliant performances from an ensemble cast.
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The More You Ignore Me
Fri 9 Oct 2020. 2—3:40PM
A heart-warming universal comedy that focuses on the life of an unusual family in rural England. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jo Brand.
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PARANOIA PARANOIA
Thu 8 Oct - Sat 31 Oct
In an increasingly fractured world, upended by disease, distrust and paranoia, it only seems right to explore these themes across five cinematic classics from directors as diverse as Coppola to Aronofsky.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Thu 8 Oct 2020. 7—9PM
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, California, where they replicate the residents into emotionless automatons one body at a time.
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The Australian Dream
Thu 8 Oct 2020. 11AM—12:50PM
The remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deeper and more powerful story about race, identity and belonging.
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Two of Us
Wed 7 Oct 2020. 11AM—12:40PM
Pensioners Nina and Madeleine have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades, but their bond is put to the test when they are suddenly unable to move freely between each other's apartments.
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October School Holiday Art 2020
Wed, Thu, Fri. 10AM-12PM
Drop in to the Gallery with your kids between 10am and 12 pm to make art that surprises and inspires.
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9th New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival
Tue 6 Oct 2020. 7—7:30PM
Six short films written, produced, directed and played by the Deaf community of New Zealand.
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Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost
Tue 6 Oct 2020. 11AM—12:35PM
In 1891 Gauguin left Marseille for the Pacific, marking the beginning of a journey towards the essence of life and art, and forging his destiny as one of the greatest modern painters who ever lived.
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Room on the Broom + Stick Man
Mon 5 - Fri 9 Oct - 1 pm
Two terrific films based on the much-loved picture books written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Sat 3 Oct 2020. 4—5:40PM
Merata Mita, pioneering Māori filmmaker and international champion of women in indigenous film, is celebrated by her youngest son, archivist Heperi Mita, collaborating with his siblings to deliver a richly personal portrait.
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Whispers of Gold
Thu 1 Oct 2020. 7—7:50PM
On the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, lie the ghosts of Waiuta, one of New Zealand’s richest gold towns.
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October School Holiday Art 2020
Wed, Thu, Fri. 10AM-12PM
Drop in to the Gallery with your kids between 10am and 12 pm to make art that surprises and inspires.
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Cleo
Sun 27 Sep 2020. 4—5:45PM
The first film in this years hybrid German Film Festival has now been moved to Sun Sept 27th at 4pm, due to Covid restrictions, we have had to move the film to later in the month.
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Words As Weapons
Sun 27 Sep 2020. 2:15—4:45PM
Join us for a weekend of events.
A panel and associated workshops, exploring themes raised in our current exhibition, Candice Lin’s 'Pigs and Poison' which confronts racism, migration to NZ and racialised language in times of pandemic.
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Words As Weapons (Youth Session)
Sun 27 Sep 2020. 2:15—4:45PM
A youth workshop, held as part of a weekend of events, exploring themes in Candice Lin’s exhibition 'Pigs and Poison', on currently at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre. The exhibition tackles racism, global migration and racialised language in times of pandemic.
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Family Art
Sun 27 Sep 2020. 10:30AM—12PM
Learn basic NZSL to create artwork inspired by the current Len Lye exhibitions.
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Toi Mā Te Whānau
Sundays 10:30—12:30PM
Family Art is back at the Gallery!
Drop-in, interactive art-making sessions for the whole family.
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Words As Weapons
Sat 26 Sep 2020. 2:15—4:45PM
Join us for a weekend of events.
A panel and associated workshops, exploring themes raised in our current exhibition, Candice Lin’s 'Pigs and Poison' which confronts racism, migration to NZ and racialised language in times of pandemic.
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NZSL Taster Class
Sat 26 Sep 2020. 11AM—12PM
In collaboration with Deaf Aotearoa, join us in celebrating one of New Zealand’s official languages.
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God of the Piano
Wed 23 Sep 2020. 11AM—12:30PM
Composed as a moral parable with a touch of thriller, God of the Piano tells the story of a mother whose obsessive behaviour and mile-high expectations threaten to crush her child
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Sense Art
Mon 21 Sep 2020. 2—3PM
Join us for a tactile and audio-described tour of our current exhibition Pigs and Poison by LA-based artist Candice Lin.
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Toi Mā Te Whānau. Family Art
Sun 20 Sep 2020. 10:30—12:30PM
A special bi-lingual session with Hokipera Ruakere.
Drop-in, interactive art-making sessions for the whole family.
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Solaris
Sat 19 Sep 2020. 4—6:50PM
Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's psychological sci-fi classic has an equally unique and hauntingly alien score, an electronic soundscape by composer Eduard Artemiev.
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Len Lye Curator Tour
Sat 19 Sep 2020. 11AM—12PM
Get an insight into the life and ideas of Len Lye.
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Return to Gandhi Road
Thu 17 Sep 2020. 11AM—12:35PM
Return to Gandhi Road is a feature documentary project on the extraordinary life story of Kangyur Rinpoche. Winner of two important awards - Best Emerging Filmmaker at Doc Edge (New Zealand) 2020
and Best documentary at DIFF (Bhutan), February 2020.
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Waiata in the Gallery
Wed 16 Sep 2020. 12:30—1PM
Join us for an uplifting, mid-week waiata session.
No singing experience needed.