Kobi

This 2017 documentary is a personal portrait of Swiss-Kiwi goldsmith Kobi Bosshard. Regarded as a pioneer of contemporary New Zealand jewellery making, 78-year-old Kobi is the father of the film's co-director, Andrea Bosshard. Bosshard and Shane Loader (the duo behind award-winning movie The Great Maiden’s Blush) combine images of Kobi living and creating, with archival footage. As Kobi says, "the work we do comes out of the life we live, so we have to have a life to start with." Kobi premiered at the Wellington edition of the 2017 NZ International Film Festival.

The beauty of a lifetime’s work is proclaimed by a succession of true experts: women and a few men for whom Kobi has fashioned rings, broches or necklaces, who speak eloquently about the pieces they have worn and treasured.

– From the 2017 New Zealand International Film Festival write-up

Key Cast & Crew

Andrea Bosshard

Co-Director, Producer

Shane Loader

Co-Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer

David Donaldson

Composer

Steve Roche

Composer

Janet Roddick

Composer