Documentary on West Coast religious community recognised -

Documentary on West Coast religious community recognised

Friday, June 29th, 2012

Chicago is calling Christchurch filmmaker Cody Packer, whose documentary on a reclusive West Coast religious community has garnered widespread critical acclaim.

Packer’s film Gloriavale has won Best Documentary at the 2012 Chicago CineYouth International Student Film Festival and will be shown at the Chicago International Film Festival in October.

Packer, 20, and fellow Christchurch Polytechnic Institue of Technology New Zealand Broadcasting School students Shani Annand-Baron and Nathan Joe spent three days filming at Gloriavale, Haupiri.

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