21 July 2008

Night After Night Doco available on DVD

This film is a war memorial that deplores war and never glorifies the collective sacrifice it entails. It’s an extremely moving film …

Bill Gosden, Director, NZ Film Festival Trust

A 78-minute documentary about Kiwi survivors of the RAF’s Bomber Command in WWII and the impact that experience continues to have on lives today, not only in New Zealand, but also in Germany, Britain, Belgium and Canada. The documentary premiered on Maori Television on ANZAC Day 2008 and is now available on DVD.

Po ki te Po - Night after Night - Jede Nacht wieder is a tribute to their memory and honours all members of the aircrews, Kiwi and German, who risked their lives to fight day and night to protect everything they held dear, the security and safety of home, family, friends, neighbours. 600,000 German civilians — men, women and children — were killed in allied bombing raids.

55,000 men died while serving as bomber crews in World War II, including 1,850 New Zealanders. 1 in 3 Kiwis gave their lives. The stories told in Po ki te Po - Night after Night - Jede Nacht wieder are from the remaining survivors of Bomber Command’s battles. Most are in their late eighties or nineties now and many have never talked about the years they spent at war with an enemy they never knew. Back home they were told it was better to ‘forget the past and get on with life’ and though many tried, the horror endured.

Genre: Documentary
Duration: 78 mins
Filmed in: New Zealand, Germany, England, Belgium, Canada
Shot on HDV, mastered in HD.
Producer/Director: Jennifer Bush-Daumec

A Bushcraft production for Maori Television in association with NZ On Air and with assistance from Year of the Veteran Community Grant and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Night After Night, in English, Maori, German and French with English subtitles, available on DVD $29.90 (incl. GST) plus $5pp:

Bushcraft Ltd
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: +64 21 635 389
F ax: +64 4 236 5389

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In Brief
What: Night After Night Documentary available on DVD
Producer/Director: Jennifer Bush-Daumec
How: www.bushcraft.co.nz