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Red Mole: A Romance
Film (Trailer) – 2023
Experimental theatre troupe Red Mole encapsulated the counterculture of the 1970s; their bold work was celebrated both at home in Aotearoa, and in the notoriously tough Big Apple. In this documentary from award-winning filmmaker Annie Goldson (Brother Number One), Red Mole's incredible story is told via extensive archival material. The documentary debuted at the 2023 NZ International Film Festival. In this backgrounder, written in 2021 for NZ On Screen, ex Red Mole member Martin Edmond explores the troupe's past — on screen, and on the road.
Red Mole theatre company began with a chance meeting of a group of New Zealanders, in an opium den behind a Shell service station in Luang Prabang in Laos.– Martin Edmond, in his backgrounder about Red Mole
Key Cast & Crew
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Acknowledgements
Funded with assistance from the University of Auckland Research Committee and a Film Finishing Grant from the NZ Film Commission
Music
Includes music composed and performed by Jan Preston (Red Mole's Musical Director from 1973 to 79), Jean McAllister, Tony McMaster, Richard Kennedy & Stanley Mitchell, amongst others
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