Eleanor Catton
Writing
Biography
Eleanor Catton MNZM (born 24 September 1985) is a Canadian-born New Zealand author. Her second novel, The Luminaries, won the 2013 Man Booker Prize. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eleanor Catton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
Emma.
The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
The Luminaries
First-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral minefield.
The Rehearsal
Two decades on from Cinema of Unease, Tim Wong’s essay film contemplates the prevailing image of a national cinema while privileging some of the images and image-makers displaced by the popular view of filmmaking in Aotearoa. Now streaming for free at: films.lumiere.net.nz
Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema
A movie based on the life of primatologist Jane Goodall. Plot TBA.