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This documentary is a portrait of Wellington art-dealer Peter McLeavey, who has spent over 40 years running his influential Cuba St gallery. In the Leon Narbey-shot film, McLeavey talks about his life: a peripatetic North Island railway childhood, an early love of art, discovering his New Zealand identity whilst living in London, and returning home to run over 500+ exhibitions — including key showcases of artists such as Toss Woollaston, Gordon Walters, and Colin McCahon.

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 Luit Bieringa
 Jan Bieringa
 Sam Neill

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The lyrical picture of McLeavey’s Wellington is interspersed with readings (by Sam Neill) from his correspondence with artists, and frank conversations with the man himself. [...] There’s an airy feeling of existential inquiry floating through Luit Bieringa’s lovely portrait.