War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us
1995 New Zealand documentary film
- 1995 (1995)
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War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us is a 1995 New Zealand documentary film, directed by Gaylene Preston.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
The stories of seven New Zealand women talking about their lives during World War II with archive film footage.[1]
Cast
- Jean Andrews
- Rita Graham
- Neva Clarke McKenna
- Tui Preston
- Penny Quill
- Flo Small
- Mabel Waititi
- Judith Fyfe - Interviewer
Awards and nominations
- 1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards Best Film, Nominated for Best Film Score (Jonathon Besser) and Soundtrack (Don Paulin and Mike Hedges)
- 1995 Sydney Film Festival Best Documentary, Most Popular Film [3]
- 1995 Melbourne International Film Festival Best Documentary
Reception
Festivals include Venice, Sundance (United States), Seattle, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Munich, London.
References
- ^ a b "War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b "War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us". British Film Institute. 1995. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
External links
- War Stories at IMDb
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Films directed by Gaylene Preston
- All The Way Up There (1979)
- Making Utu (1982)
- Mr Wrong (1985)
- Kai Pūrākau - The Storyteller (1987)
- Ruby and Rata (1990)
- Married (1992)
- Bread and Roses (1993)
- War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us (1995)
- Hone Tūwhare (1996)
- Getting to Our Place (1999)
- Titless Wonders (2001)
- Perfect Strangers (2003)
- Earthquake! (2006)
- The Time of Our Lives (2007)
- Lovely Rita (2007)
- Home by Christmas (2010)
- Hope and Wire (Full Series) (2014)
- My Year with Helen (2017)
- Hold Up (1981)
- The Only One You Need - The Neighbours Compilation (1982)
- Nuclear Horror Show Parade (1983)
- Saving the Earth (1984)
- Mindout (1984)
- Last Days at McVay Street (1988)
- Survivor Stories (1998)
- Wahine Requiem (2001)
- The Making of Perfect Strangers (2004)
- Strongman - The Tragedy (2012)
- The Waterside (2014)
- Hot Words and Bold Retorts (2018)
