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An epic documentary chronicling the extraordinary, unbelievable life of pioneer Kiwi filmmaker Colin McKenzie. Or is it? The first clue that none of this story is true is that the film begins (the opening 10 minutes is excerpted here) with Peter Jackson leading the viewer down a garden path. Much that is absurd and unlikely follows, leading to a curiously emotional climax. The screening of Forgotten Silver memorably stirred up NZ audiences, and it screened at international film festivals such as Cannes and Venice, where it won a special critics' prize.
I originally conceived this idea around 1990 and sketched out most of the main sequences and narrative threads. About a year later, I mentioned it to Peter Jackson, and he was keen to get ...
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Actually you can buy Forgotten Silver in NZ, from the filmmaker himself - it's available in Costa Botes' DVD Store (it includes the Behind the Bull 'making-of' doco as well): http://costabotes.co.nz/
Thanks Sarah
Hi Jodie, I have looked elsewhere and unfortunately Amazon does seem like the only place you can get it!
I am very keen to get my hands on a copy of this, yet the only one I can find is through amazon.com - surely there is somewhere in NZ I can get this?
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Short Film, 1988 (Excerpts)
More filmmaking hijinks with Jackson and Botes
Television, 1994 (Excerpts)
Botes directed this segment on Weta FX
Short Film, 1952 (Full Length)
‘Peter Jackson’ features in some spooky screen history
Television, 1985 (Full Length)
A doco about the making of an early film in NZ
Television, 2005 (Excerpts)
More revisionist history
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Included in:
1997 Fantasporto International Festival of Cinema (Portugal)
Audience Jury Award
1996 Venice Film Festival
Critics Prize
1996 TV Guide New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Director - Drama/Comedy: Peter Jackson and Costa Botes
Camera: Alun Bollinger and Gerry Vasbenter
Soundtrack: Sam Negri, Craig Tomlinson and Mike Hedges
Contribution to Design: Richard Taylor, Matt Aitken and Karl Weggerhoff
Nominated for Best Score: Plan 9
NZ ON SCREEN 2013
This website has been made with funding from NZ ON AIR ›
Jodie
Posted at 04.37PM - 27.10.2012
Wow, great! Thanks Paul