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Forgotten Silver Television (Excerpts) – 1995 Mockumentary

Forgotten Silver

Television (Excerpts) – 1995 Mockumentary

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An excerpt from this feature film.

The credits for this feature film.

An epic documentary chronicling the extraordinary, unbelievable life of pioneer Kiwi filmmaker Colin McKenzie. Or is it? The first clue that none of this story is true is that the film begins (the opening 10 minutes is excerpted here) with Peter Jackson leading the viewer down a garden path. Much that is absurd and unlikely follows, leading to a curiously emotional climax. The screening of Forgotten Silver memorably stirred up NZ audiences, and it screened at international film festivals such as Cannes and Venice, where it won a special critics' prize.

Key Cast & Crew

Costa Botes

Co-Director, Writer, Subject

Peter Jackson

Co-Director, Writer, Subject, Executive Producer

Colin McKenzie

Subject

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The art of storytelling is the art of spinning a convincing lie. I'm not going to apologise for doing my job well. If Forgotten Silver causes people never to take anything from the media at face value, so much the better.
– Costa Botes, in reply to angry newspaper correspondent, 16 Nov 1995 Evening Post

Produced by

WingNut Films

Source

Lone Pine Film & Television Productions

Availability

Available from Costa Botes' DVD Store; to rent and buy from NZ Film on Demand and iTunes.