Farr from Heaven

"I love the idea of bringing sexiness into the classical arena ..." Made for TVNZ's Artsville series, documentary Farr From Heaven follows Gareth Farr composing and rehearsing a variety of musical pieces, from stage plays to a piece for percussion and orchestra. Written and directed by Roz Mason and narrated by Farr, the documentary shows the versatility of his work as a classical composer and performer (including as alter ego Lilith Lacroix). The full range of Farr's creative process is captured, from composing and arrangement failures, to successful world premieres. Read two pieces about the documentary here.

Gareth Farr is really a composer who lives off his notes and that’s it: he lives off his wits, and there’s great courage in forging out an existence like that . . . It’s not below him to write an advertisement for washing powder if it pays the bills, and at the same time he can turn his hand to some of the greatest poetry that has ever been written.

– Roland Peelman, Artistic Director of Australian vocal ensemble the Song Company, early in part three

Key Cast & Crew

Peter Hambleton

Subject

Chris Terpstra

Cinematographer

Marilyn Copland

Editor

John A Givins

Producer

Gareth Farr

Subject

Roz Mason

Director, Writer, Interviewer