Pietra Brettkelly
Owning the story from start to finish
Who has the right to tell someone's story? The Detail takes a closer look at the concept of story sovereignty. Audio
Owning the story from start to finish
Who has the right to tell someone's story? The Detail takes a closer look at the concept of story sovereignty.
AudioScreen Gems - Fashion
Fashion is about as about as visual a subject as there is - who can forget the gigantic yellow dress worn by Rihanna at the Met Ball a few years ago? That dress, and its designer, inspired New Zealand… Audio
Pietra Brettkelly: Yellow is Forbidden
Auckland filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly's latest documentary, Yellow is Forbidden, has just become the first New Zealand film to screen in competition at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New… Audio
Telling the story of Chinese couturier Guo Pei
A new film by New Zealand film maker Pietra Brettkelly chronicles the life and work of fashion designer Guo Pei - it's called Yellow is Forbidden - currently in post production. Guo Pei - whose… Video, Audio, Gallery
A Flickering Truth: NZ doco submitted for Oscars
Kathryn Ryan talks to Auckland film maker Pietra Brettkelly, whose documentary about efforts to preserve Afghanistan's film archive is New Zealand's submission for next year's Academy Award. Video, Audio, Gallery
Ngaa Rauuira Puumanawawhiti
Ngaa Rauuira Puumanawawhiti starred in the documentary film Māori Boy Genius released in 2011. Ngaa graduated with a Diploma from Te Wānanga o Raukawa when he was just 13 years old. In 2009 at just 15… Audio
Pietra Brettkelly: saving Afghanistan's films
Award-winning New Zealand film director and producer whose latest documentary, A Flickering Truth, is about the saving of Afghanistan's films. Audio
Media: documentary makers
Previously on The Weekend we looked at the future for the New Zealand film Industry. This time it's the turn of New Zealand documentary makers. We talk to two of the best in this difficult business -… Audio
Pietra Bretkelly: outward bound and boy genius
Award-winning New Zealand filmmaker who has produced and directed two upcoming documentaries: Inside Outward Bound: The New Zealand Journey, and Maori Boy Genius. Audio
NZFF: The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins
Pietra Brettkelly's latest film The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins is doing the New Zealand Film Festival Circuit. Audio
NZ Doco Wins Award
A New Zealand-made documentary has won a prize for editing at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Audio
