This film was made in the days when Sam Hunt and Gary McCormick were the heartthrobs of the New Zealand poetry scene. The camera follows them on tour in the Nelson region as they give poetry readings, talk to high school girls, drink whiskey, and deliberate about poetry and its role in their lives - while Minstrel, Sam Hunt's dog, lies patiently under bar tables. The film is wonderfully nostalgic with scenes in a milk bar, at a Nelson radio station, and out on the open road in a Valiant.
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Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2010
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