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Wise Women and Song

Television (Full Length) – 1993

Singer Jackie Clarke attends the NZ Smokefree Composing Women’s Festival to find out what goes on there, and find the guidance and inspiration to write a song for the first time. Made for TV One’s Work of Art slot, the documentary mixes interviews with performance footage covering a wide range of musical styles, from classical to rock. Among the singer/songwriters appearing are Moana Maniapoto, Shona Laing, Hinewehi Mohi, Mahinārangi Tocker and Jan Hellriegel, plus sometime film composers Janet Roddick and Jan Preston.

Key Cast & Crew

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Jackie Clarke

Writer, Presenter

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Jan Preston

Subject

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Janet Roddick

Subject

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David Harry Baldock

Director, Producer

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Mahinārangi Tocker

Subject

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Bronwen Stewart

Associate Producer

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Produced by

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Ninox

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air

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