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 Don't Let It Get You
 Red Mole on the Road
 Woodenhead
 Kaikohe Demolition
 Duet (Lonely I Be)
 Love Story

Synopsis

Florian Habicht's documentary Rubbings from a Live Man, is a semi-dramatised biography performed by the subject himself -- artist and theatre performer-director Warwick Broadhead. Broadhead recounts his often tragic life story through a series of vignettes featuring his flamboyant characters. This collaboration with Habicht represents the first time Broadhead's operatic performances have been captured on film. He describes his upbringing as a lot of cover up and pretense. "Then I went into the world of theatre," he says, "which is cover-up and pretense."

Credits (7)

 Florian Habicht

Florian Habicht
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

 Philippa Campbell

Philippa Campbell
Producer

 Warwick Broadhead

Warwick Broadhead
Writer, Subject, Actor

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 Woodenhead

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 Duet (Lonely I Be)

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 Red Mole on the Road

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 Love Story

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More Florian Habicht bending of fact & fiction

Quotes

All my life I've been travelling. I come back to New Zealand and I put my impression of what I've seen on the stage. 

– Warwick Broadhead

A man of epic, soaring, operatic vision. 

– Sunday Star-Times

It's rare to see such a creative and singular spirit captured so completely on film, and this makes for compelling viewing. Moving and fascinating! 

– Actor Michael Hurst