Land of the Long White Stain

Claire Duncan’s “love-letter to music on the margins” punctures the romantic view of the touring musician (with withering narration playing over images of rural backwaters) while simultaneously affirming the virtues of self-expression, and the special transience of live performance. Featured are interviews and arresting performances from some of NZ’s most singular new artists: Seth Frightening, i.e. crazy (the director’s musical alias) and Girls Pissing On Girls Pissing. This was one of three films produced by Lumière, advocating for local artists working outside the mainstream.

The moment when a musician might begin to make good music is the same moment at which they accept that no one will buy their records.

– Claire Duncan, as narrated by Paul Blanchard

Key Cast & Crew

Melinda Jackson

Producer

Claire Duncan

Camera, Sound, Director, Writer

Paul Blanchard

Narrator

Rohan Evans

Sound

Tom Bell

Sound

Henry Nicol

Sound