| Such an exciting and humbling night last night, offering the people of Coromandel the first opportunity to see The Z-Nail Gang on the silver screen. We knew this was the evening that really counted in the films release - because it is not just a story or a film to many people here - it was and is their life. It was great to see this point was really acknowledged & celebrated last night. The atmosphere after the film was neat to just be able to absorb, to see people moved, recounting their own stories and memories and feeling their story was honoured. It was a full house, in fact people were on a wait list for a ticket. The audience was a mix of original anti-mining protestors, present day environmentalists & genuinely interested locals. Being a comedic eco-drama, the film had everyone both laughing and crying and coming away from it in excited conversation. Coromandel Watchdog and their supporters, who were seeing the film for the first time, were thrilled with the depiction of their historical struggle and the portrayal of the strength and power within unified communities. Gordon Jackman, Chair of Watchdog commented “you had the potentially most critical audience last night and got universal approval, not a negative word was heard. It had a powerful effect on those that were active in the early days, validating their actions and celebrating the community spirit that still exists”. Got some great pics of the evening - my favourite is the ticketing box - no digital here! |
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Paul Ballard
10/8/2014 09:45:46 am
Wonderful!
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Augusta
10/8/2014 09:59:10 am
That's neat to hear... hopefully this film will inspire more people to join groups like Coromandel Watchdog, Greenspot Guardians (Whitianga), CLAIM (Coromandel) etc in again working to stop the next onslaught that is happening now! What was done in the 80's was awesome stuff - we need to do it again! It is crazy to think that the mining companies are again trying to push their way in and dig up the beautiful Coromandel - which is Way too Presious to Mine!!! But, they were beaten then, and we will beat them again!!! Stand strong peninsula people, kia kaha!
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Vanessa Rare
1/11/2014 04:01:55 pm
Just saw ZNail again at TAPAC in Auckland..... got so emotional all the memories flooding back. Again I say what an awesome film. Everyone that was there loved it big time and had a million trillion questions about where the film was going when it was airing. It also evoked an awesome korero about what is happening in NZ at the moment with mining and the TPPA. Thank you Anton Steel.... f....g amazing film/story.. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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