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Children of Gallipoli

2001 Television
  • Documentary
  • War
  • Captioned
  • NZ History
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Children of Gallipoli offered viewers another angle on the Gallipoli story. Produced for TVNZ and Turkish television, the documentary focuses on four young people, two Turks and two New Zealanders. All are descended from men who fought at Gallipoli in 1915. Travelling to Turkey, the Kiwis explore the battle site and meet the other two participants. Together they gain an insight into the grim reality of what their ancestors experienced. Seeing it through their eyes charges the film with a strong emotional resonance. Anna Cottrell writes here about the challenges of directing it. 

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The subjects of Children of Gallipoli from left John Waipara, Jane Pierard, Serkan Kacmaz and Pinar Kurtdere.
Kindly supplied by Anna Cottrell.
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John Waipara plays the Māori flute on Chunuk Bair in Children of Gallipoli.
Kindly supplied by Anna Cottrell.
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Some of the crew and subjects from Children of Gallipoli.
Kindly supplied by Anna Cottrell.
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Anna Cottrell and crew while filming Children of Gallipoli.
Kindly supplied by Anna Cottrell.

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