Documentary Edge Festival 2019

Overview

The Documentary Edge Festival has been bringing the very best documentaries from across the globe to New Zealand since 2005. It annually attracts more than 10,000 people to watch a selection of thought-provoking, feature-length docos and pint-sized flicks.

With six titles already released, including an eye-opening look at Blockchain and a portrait of six guide dogs and their owners, the festival has now unveiled its full program for 2019. The 65-film lineup has something for every cinematic palate, from political thrillers to a Billy Elliot-style story about a South African ballet dancer and a fight against the corruption and slavery which fuels the Thai fishing industry.

Elsewhere on the lineup film-goers will be treated to unscripted masterpieces by way of Spain, Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia and beyond.

Kate Nash: Underestimate The Girl, Amy Goldstein's high-energy, female-focused rock odyssey, follows punk musician Kate Nash as she forgoes money and fame to speak out about gender inequality in the music business; Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life follows the world-famous gay porn star through eight years of his unconventional life; Midnight Traveler is the true story of filmmaker Hassan Fazili and his escape from Afghanistan after the Taliban puts a bounty on his head; Karamea: At The End of the Road uncovers a bunch of modern-hippies trying to change the world from one of the most remote places on earth; while More Human Than Human proposes whether AI will render humanity obsolete as they attempt to build a robot smart enough to direct a film.

And that's only a small slice of the pie — you can see the full program here.