Don Driver: Magician

Director Paul Judge initially planned to make a short documentary to mark Govett-Brewster Art Gallery's 1999 exhibition celebrating the work of sculptor and pop artist Don Driver. But ultimately he decided to make this feature-length film about Driver's highly original artistic vision. Taranaki-based Driver was self-taught; he had a magpie's eye for discarded materials, and his sculptures and installations regularly created controversy with their explorations of the human unconscious. 

It's surprising after all these years with what he does, he's still one of the few artists in New Zealand that can still get right up people's noses ... at his best, he's a magician.

– Critic and art collector Jim Barr on Don Driver's gothic tone

Key Cast & Crew

Elizabeth Smither

Narrator

Bridget Sutherland

Editor, Producer

Lucy Bowie

Camera

John Maynard

Subject

David Kilgour

Composer

Paul Judge

Director, Writer, Editor, Camera, Producer