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Glory Days
A family story from New Zealand & family archives.
- Short film, 2020
‘Glory Days’ showcases New Zealand's rich farming culture through the story of one northland farming family. Created from both personal and public archives, the video work engages in the photographic archive of memory and social change. The story is told by Bernice Stroud Linssen a woman with a strong connection to her northland farming community, the story highlights our farmers inherited core values and encourages farming communities to reflect and rejoice on their significant histories.
Conversations in Isolation
A communicative memory.
- Short film, 2020
‘Conversations in Isolation’ is an experimental video work that showcases the communicative memory of New Zealander's experiences of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The video work combines various individuals' personal thoughts and experiences of the pandemic. Created through recorded conversations, collected, and found visual material the video takes an abstract form.
National displays of our countries collective memory are important as they ultimately inform how New Zealand's and in the future today reflect and understand past events. The national collective memory must contain informal conversations, oral histories, and personal memories from individuals who experienced Covid-19 as these individual recounts create a personal, more accurate depiction of the pandemic within New Zealand.
Model Motel
A Wellington-based student fusion band.
- Short film, 2019
'Model Motel' is a short documentary film about the Wellington Student fusion band 'Model 'Motel'. The documentary tells the story of the up-and-coming band and the various musicians within the band. A mixture of informal interviews and live performances a woven through-out the documentary to broaden the audience's understanding of this unique band and the personalities of various band members.