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Someone Else’s Country
White Fungus presents a film screening of:
Someone Else’s Country
....by Alister Barry
and panel discussion hosted by White Fungus Editor Ron Hanson with Alister Barry, Nicky Hager and Tim Bollinger talking about the film, ‘Rogernomics’ and related issues
Massey University College of Creative Arts (Wellington), Lecture Theatre 10A02, Monday, September 29, 6pm.
Someone Else’s Country is independent
filmmaker Alister Barry’s in-depth look at the economic
revolution that took place in New Zealand in the 1980s at
the hands of then Labour Finance Minister Roger Douglas.
The country’s fourth Labour Government had been voted in
on a traditional Labour platform, but unbeknownst to the
public, it would implement a radical programme of right-wing
economic policies as proscribed by the World Bank and the
ideologues behind the Thatcher and Reagan administrations in
Britain and the US.
Barry’s 1996 debut documentary, which draws extensively on archive footage and interviews with key players of the time, was refused a screening by TVNZ until it was belatedly aired in 2004. Barry’s new documentary The Hollowmen, based on Nicky Hager’s groundbreaking investigative book, is currently playing to packed-out audiences at film festivals throughout New Zealand.
White Fungus would like to present the opportunity to see Barry’s first film and a chance to discuss some key issues in the lead-up to this year’s election.
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