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New Zealand’s national organisation for documentaries. An Oscar®-qualifying festival and the premiere Asia Pacific hub for all things documentary

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Did anyone spot the breast scan in the clouds on the @girls_flight_out poster?! A clever one by @emmabcreative.

NOW STREAMING: GIRLS’ FLIGHT OUT

A powerful Kiwi film from @docedgefest 2026 is now available to watch for free.

Directed by Anna Frances Pearson and Nick Kowalski, Girls’ Flight Out follows a group of wāhine from Rēkohu / the Chatham Islands as they travel 870 kilometres to Christchurch for essential breast cancer screening.

Blending humour, friendship, and resilience, this moving short film shines a light on the healthcare inequities remote communities in Aotearoa face.

A finalist for Best New Zealand Short Film at Doc Edge Festival 2026, it’s a beautiful reminder of the power of documentary storytelling.

Link in bio. by @docedgefest

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F&#k THE ALGORITHM

75 films, 12 immersive projects, 1 industry event.
And an Oscar®-qualifying awards ceremony.

24 June - 10 August
Visit docedge.nz for tickets taken in Aotearoa New Zealand by @docedgefest

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F#&K THE ALGORITHM

Doc Edge 2026 Print Programmes are now available across Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. You can find your copy in any of our 250+ locations.

See the HUGE list below:

Auckland Cinemas:
@takapunabeachsidecinemas and @thecapitolcinema

Auckland Libraries:
Albany Village, Auckland City, Birkenhead, Devonport
East Coast Bays Library, Browns Bay, Epsom, Francis Reserve Little Library
Glenfield, Grey Lynn, Mt Albert Library, Northcote, Remuera and Takapuna.

+ Over 80 businesses in Sandringham, Epsom, Grey Lynn and Birkenhead.

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Wellington Cinema:
@roxycinemanz

Wellington Libraries:
Brooklyn, Island Bay, Mirama, Molesworth, National Library, Newtown and
Ruth Gotlieb Library.

+ Over 70 businesses in Te Aro, Kilbirnie, Miramar and Thorndon.

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Christchurch Libraries:
Linwood and New Brighton.

+ Over 40 businesses in Sydenham, New Brighton and the CBD.

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Dunedin Libraries:
Bill Robertson, Dunedin City, Otago Uni and University Science Library.

+ Over 30 businesses in Central and North Dunedin.

See you at the festival,
24 June - 10 August

Tickets at docedge.nz by @docedgefest

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We are calling on you to join us in saying F#&K THE ALGORITHM by turning your social screen time into FREE cinema screen time at Doc Edge.

Use the ALGO F#&KER now to reclaim the time you’ve lost to the algorithm.

Visit Algofker.com by @docedgefest

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When one festival ends, the next one begins. 🙌
Doc Edge 2027 — Submissions Now Open!

We are thrilled to open the call for submissions for Doc Edge Festival 2027, Asia Pacific's premier Oscar®-qualifying documentary festival, now in its 22nd year.

We are looking for original, impactful documentary stories from New Zealand and around the world. Whether you are a first-time filmmaker or a seasoned storyteller, we want to see your work.

Submit in the following categories:
Feature Documentary
Short Documentary
Immersive Project
NZ Tertiary Student Documentary
(NZ & International categories available)

Four deadlines; submit early and save!
🟢 Early Bird: 15 October 2026
🟡 Regular: 31 December 2026
🟠 Late: 15 January 2027
🔴 Extended: 31 January 2027

Submissions are exclusively via @filmfreeway, the only platform we accept entries through.

🔗 Read more & submit here:
https://filmfreeway.com/DocEdgeFestival

@_deganz_ @wiftnz @spada.nz @ngaahowhakaari @screenguild @screenwellington @screencanterburynz @_screenhub @shownewsnz @nz_on_air @nzfilm @smsg_aotearoa @screenaustralia @parkroadpost @documentaryaustralia @idaorg @screendaily @variety @moderntimes.review @thedocsociety @filmmakermag by @docedgefest

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"Unlikely Kin is about connectedness."

Join us in Christchurch this evening for our closing night screening of Unlikley Kin.
Unlikely Kin is also available to watch nationwide on the virtual cinema until 10 August.

Tickets at docedge.nz by @docedgefest

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by @docedgefest

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Watch Music and the Mystical Experience this evening at the Jack Mann Theatre in Christchuch!

Music and the Mystical Experience is also avaible nationwide on the virtual cinema until 10 August.

Tickets at docedge.nz by @docedgefest

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Jam-packed screening of Ranginui: Call of the Ice at the beautiful @koawastudios Jack Mann Theatre. We’re in the final weekend and 3rd city (Christchurch) of the festival. taken in Jack Mann Auditorium by @docedgefest

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First preview of an audiovisual piece built from 75 collages created by participants during the Doc Edge Immersive exhibition.

Visual direction : Fer Notari
Music : Juan Nicolas Urquiza
In collaboration with @wordcore_wayfinders
@blackoutpoetryaotearoa
@yellowlamppoetry
And 75 collage makers :)
#nzart #audiovisualart #papercollageart #animations taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @docedgefest

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A full house in Wellington for the final Doc Edge screening of The War Below.

Thank you to everyone who came to watch, listen and understand why unexploded World War II bombs are still a deadly reality in Solomon Islands more than 80 years later.

It was especially powerful to have Maeverlyn Pitanoe and Dorothy Wickham from Bomb Free Solomon Islands with us for the Q&A.

In 2021, a bomb buried beneath the ground exploded during a family gathering in Honiara. Two young men were killed. Maeverlyn spent 53 days in hospital and continues to live with serious injuries.

She went on to found Bomb Free Solomon Islands, the country’s only survivor-led organisation supporting those affected, educating communities and advocating for the bombs to be surveyed and removed.

Alongside the screenings, Maeverlyn and Dorothy met with diplomats, government officials and Pacific organisations to build greater understanding and regional support for this urgent issue.

Their Wellington visit was supported by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Nine Islands Media.

@mfat_pacific

#ClearTheBombs taken in The Roxy Cinema by @docedgefest

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🏆🎉 Héritières (Legacy) a remporté le prix de la Meilleure conception sonore au @docedgefest en Nouvelle-Zélande! 🇳🇿

Nous sommes profondément touchées de voir cette œuvre résonner jusqu’à l’autre bout du monde.

Merci au jury pour cette reconnaissance, ainsi qu’à toute l’équipe du Doc Edge Festival pour avoir créé un espace où des histoires humaines peuvent être entendues, partagées et créer des liens au-delà des frontières.

Cette distinction est aussi le fruit du travail, de la générosité et du talent de toutes les personnes qui ont contribué à faire vivre Héritières.

Une reconnaissance toute particulière à @sylvaine_arnaud ingénieure du son de l'album, qui a également conçu les ambiances sonores du film et réalisé le mixage avec @gaelpoissonlemay. Merci également à @nathaliesidaros pour la conception sonore, ainsi qu'à Karine Pion @pionne_ce, dont la vision artistique et le travail exceptionnel à la réalisation de l'album ont été essentiels à la création du film.

Suivez-nous pour connaître les prochaines projections et poursuivre cette belle aventure avec nous ❤️ by @docedgefest

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