Aotearoa Film Series - Billy T: Te Movie

Join us for the second round of the Aotearoa Film Series.

Following the big screen success of Topp Twins documentary Untouchable Girls comes another chronicle of a Kiwi entertainment legend: sometime vice cop, Taranaki bandito, giggling newsreader and crooner Billy T James. The film uses interviews and remastered footage to capture Billy T’s path from cabaret singer to fame, fan-clubs and eventual financial and bodily collapse. The documentary’s director, Ian Mune, cast James in his Came a Hot Friday as the Maori-Mexican Tainui Kid; and Te Movie co-producer Tom Parkinson played a big hand in making Billy a TV star.

Directed by: Ian Mune
Produced by: Tom Parkinson, Robert Boyd-Bell, Toby Parkinson

Screening schedule:

Sons From Afar: A Documentary
Wednesday 18 January, 7pm
This film documents the journey of Che Fu and his father back to Niue.

Kaikahu Road
Thursday 19 January, 7.30pm
Marama Killen's coming-of-age drama set in rural New Zealand.

Billy T: Te Movie
Friday 20 January, 7pm
A look at the life of one of New Zealand's favourite sons.

The Orator (O Le Tulafale)
Saturday 21 January, 7pm
Written and directed by Tusi Tamasese, this film tells a story of traditional Samoan culture and values.

Email mangereartscentre@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for more information.