Song of the Kauri

Kauri’s praises worth singing

Mathurin — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:22:46 +0000

Go Film's James Croot reviews Song of the Kauri - he gives the film ★★★1/2 stars Hard on the heels of Pete Young’sThe Last Ocean, New Zealand’s much vaunted environmentally friendly image takes another hit with this sensitive and sensible look at our missed forestry opportunities.

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SOTK in the news

Mathurin — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 04:00:20 +0000

Song of the Kauri has appeared in a number of publications. We'll continue to compile this list of mentions as we come across them.

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Kauri dieback

Mathurin — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:03:03 +0000

As a filmmaker, I have often been asked why Song of the Kauri does not speak of kauri die-back within the film. Here's my response.

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New Zealand Screenings

Mathurin — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:24:43 +0000

Song of the Kauri will be screening throughout cities and towns in New Zealand during 2012 and 2013. View screening and booking info.

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The currency of kauri – Forest & Bird Article

Mathurin — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:10:29 +0000

I recently wrote about Song of the Kauri on the Forest & Bird blog. Catch the full post here http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/the-currency-of-kauri/

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Simon Morris, At the Movies, Radio NZ Review

Mathurin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:03:26 +0000

Simon Morris, host of Radio New Zealand's 'At the Movies' show calls "Song of the Kauri a beautifully realised piece of work." Listen now...

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Director’s Notes from the World Premiere

Mathurin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:30:04 +0000

I'd hoped the film's premiere would elicit some sort of reaction, ignite some sort of passion, move the audience in some way. It sure did.

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Flicks.co.nz Q&A with Mathurin Molgat

Mathurin — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:37:44 +0000

Mathurin Molgat was recently interviewed by Flicks.co.nz “In his film Song of the Kauri, documentarian Mathurin Molgat asks the question: can the Kauri tree become New Zealand’s currency in the new world of green economics? We asked Mathurin a couple of questions ourselves, which he was [...]

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The finish line

Mathurin — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:19:21 +0000

After 5 1/2 long and sometimes exciting years, Song of the Kauri was laid to rest tonight. NHNZ, Natural History New Zealand, is a bastion of film production and it is here that SOTK came to rest during it’s last days an aspiring film. It was here that the now demented director chose to finish [...]

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World Premiere Press Release

Mathurin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:15:08 +0000

Song of the Kauri, a documentary to premiere at the 2012 New Zealand International Film Festival, presents a new vision for the future of New Zealand’s kauri forests. Read the Press Release...

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