The Gaylene Preston Collection
Kiwi filmmaker Gaylene Preston has been charting stories of love, war, calamity, and inspirational women for four decades. We're excited by the many riches in this collection: it offers the chance to sample Preston's early work and memorable documentaries (War Stories Our Mother Never Told Us, Titless Wonders), plus full-length movies (Home by Christmas and Perfect Strangers) and TV dramas (Hope and Wire). There are also tributes by Three movie critic Kate Rodger, cinematographer Alun Bollinger, and archivist Danny Bultitude — and this excerpt from Preston's new autobiography Gaylene's Take - Her Life in New Zealand Film.
Gaylene Preston
Gaylene Preston: On making NZ films...
Interview, 2009
War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us
Film, 1995 (Full Length and Trailer)
Home by Christmas
Film, 2010 (Full Length and Trailer)
The Making of Home by Christmas
Short Film, 2010 (Full Length)
The Time of Our Lives
Television, 2007 (Full Length)
Bread and Roses
Television, 1993 (Excerpts)
The Making of Bread and Roses
Television, 1993 (Full Length)
Hope and Wire - Full Series
Television, 2014 (Full Length Episodes)
The Waterside
The Eastern, Music Video, 2014
Gaylene's Home Movies
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Perfect Strangers
Film, 2003 (Full Length and Trailer)
The Making of Perfect Strangers
Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)
Married
Television, 1992 (Full Length)
Ruby and Rata
Film, 1990 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Mr Wrong
Film, 1985 (Trailer and Excerpts)
The Only One You Need - The Neighbours Compilation
Short Film, 1982 (Full Length)
Angel of the Junkheap
The Tribe, Music Video, 1984
Getting to Our Place
Television, 1999 (Full Length)
Titless Wonders
Television, 2001 (Full Length)
Today Live - Gaylene Preston on Titless Wonders
Television, 2001 (Full Length)
Hot Words and Bold Retorts
Short Film, 2018 (Full Length)
My Year with Helen
Film, 2017 (Trailer)
Reel Late with Kate - Episode
Television, 2010 (Full Length Episode)
Survivor Stories
Short Film, 1998 (Full Length)
Earthquake!
Television, 2006 (Full Length)
Wahine Requiem
Short Film, 2001 (Full Length)
Strongman - The Tragedy
Television, 2012 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Making Utu
Television, 1982 (Full Length)
Kai Pūrākau - The Storyteller
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Today Tonight - Gaylene Preston and Keri Hulme
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Hone Tuwhare
Television, 1996 (Full Length)
Lovely Rita
Television, 2007 (Full Length)
All the Way Up There
Television, 1979 (Full Length)
Shoreline - First Episode
Television, 1978 (Full Length Episode)
Hold Up
Short Film, 1981 (Full Length)
Learning Fast
Film, 1980 (Full Length)
How I Threw Art Out the Window
Short Film, 1981 (Full Length)
Nuclear Horror Show Parade
Short Film, 1983 (Full Length)
Saving the Earth
Short Film, 1984 (Full Length)
One Network News - 1995 Cannes Film Festival
Television, 1995 (Excerpts)
Sunday - Media Women
Television, 1986 (Full Length Episode)
Kaleidoscope - NZ Cinema, the Past Decade
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Patu!
Film, 1983 (Full Length)
Middle Age Spread
Film, 1979 (Full Length)
Punitive Damage
Film, 1999 (Excerpts)
Coffee, Tea or Me?
Television, 2002 (Excerpts)
Tātarakihi - The Children of Parihaka
Film, 2012 (Trailer)
Ellen is Leaving
Short Film, 2012 (Full Length)
The Monster's Christmas
Television, 1981 (Full Length)