Just days after learning he had bowel cancer, Wellington actor Peter Vere-Jones invited a film crew to document his journey from the treatment process to the final outcome. This is a highly personal, and at times harrowing, account of a man coming to terms with his mortality. The documentary puts the audience squarely in Vere-Jones' corner. Although much of the action occurs inside Wellington Hospital, his wit and insight paints a picture of a life far beyond those walls. Crisis: One Man's Fight was made as "a co-operative production". Director Tony Hiles (Flight of Fancy) went on to profile artist Michael Smither.