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Dzi Croquettes – Reel Brazil Film Festival – September to October

Dzi Croquettes – Reel Brazil Film Festival – September to October

This year Dzi Croquettes, a documentary on the Brazilian infamous dance troupe from the 1960’s will be shown at Reel Brazil. Loved and admired by luminaries such as Mick Jagger, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif, Maurice Béjart, Josephine Baker and Liza Minnelli, Dzi Croquettes was an infamous Brazilian dance-theatre troupe that revolutionized the nation’s gay rights […]

NZ Premier of the award-winning ‘Gen Silent’ – 20 October

Number 8 Films marks the International Day Of Older Persons with the NZ premiere of ‘Gen Silent’, preceded by an encore screening of our film ‘The Colonel’s Outing’. This award-winning doco follows the stories and struggles of elders in Boston’s LGBT community: Married activists Sheri and Lois are determined to stay independent as long as […]

Kiwi Gay Rest Home Film Comes Home

Kiwi Gay Rest Home Film Comes Home

A local short film being described internationally as “the best film about men in love out of New Zealand since Lord of the Rings” is having its Kiwi premiere at the Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket, Auckland next month on Thursday July 14 as part of its Film Talk series, supported by the Screen Directors Guild […]

Out Takes Film Festival Opens tonight

This week reaches the pinnacle of months worth of planning – the opening of Out Takes 2011: A Reel Queer Film Festival. What a year it’s been! With natural disasters and nuclear meltdown providing the icing on top of the recession cake, we could sure all do with a break from it all. And what […]

Communication now available on DVD

Communication now available on DVD

The short gay film “Communication” has just been released on DVD and digital download. The short film by director Christopher Banks was released at international festivals earlier this year to critical review winning two awards. “COMMUNICATION is one of those rare films which dares to tackle the often unspoken issues which many gay people experience […]

Queer Film Lovers Get Ready to take Your Seats for the 2010 Out Takes Film Festival

Queer Film Lovers Get Ready to take Your Seats for the 2010 Out Takes Film Festival

Coming to Auckland audiences May 27th – June 2nd and Wellington audiences June 3rd – 9th. This year’s programme boasts big names, big budgets and quality productions; all hand picked by the Out Takes event organisers, Reel Queer Incorporated. From documentaries to comedies, short films to thought provoking features the Out Takes 2010: A Reel […]

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