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A Tall, Long Faced Tale

Television, 2008

 A Tall, Long Faced Tale

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 Synopsis

In this 70-minute partly animated documentary, which screened as part of TV ONE's NZ Festival series, children's author Margaret Mahy is interviewed by friend and fellow author Elizabeth Knox. Elizabeth is aided and abetted by storybook characters who put Margaret on the spot about their origins. Yvonne Mackay directed this seamless mix of real life and animation.

 Credits

 Yvonne Mackay
 David Paul
 Aaron Beck
 Euan  Frizzell
 
 
 

 Background

A perspective on A Tall, Long Faced Tale by Mary-Jane Duffy | 14.08.2008

At the beginning of this documentary, novelist Elizabeth Knox asks Margaret Mahy how she would describe herself. Mahy replies:  "A tall, long faced tale." Her fantastical response sets ...

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