Julia Parnell
From aquatic algae to Niuean rites of passage: Loading Docs back for 10th season
It’s the 10th season of Loading Docs - an initiative to showcase Aotearoa’s documentary filmmakers. For a decade, it’s helped mentor emerging talent who’ve gone on to pursue successful careers in the… Audio
Criticism of mini-doco funding hits a dead end
Why did criticism of a modest sum spent on a single mini-documentary made two years ago suddenly spring up in the news in two national networks this week - and then disappear? Video, Audio
Loading Docs focused on Hope
An international bee related scam and a love letter to poet Hone Tuwhare from his granddaughter through to the dilemma of whether or not to be tested to see if you have inherited a fatal disease -… Audio
Julia Parnell director Six60: Til The Lights Go Out
Julia Parnell is the director of Six60: Till The Lights Go Out, a documentary that charts the band's meteoric rise. Six60 are the biggest local band ever - even if they're yet to crack it overseas… Audio
The Chills' Martin Phillipps opens up in new documentary
Martin Phillipps and his band The Chills came very close to international fame in the 1980s, before illness, drug addiction, and debt brought him crashing down. A new documentary charts the frontman’s… Video, Audio
Big (screen) ambitions for The Chills
Julia Parnell speaks about why it's so important to make the definitive documentry about The Chills and how close they are to realising the dream. Audio
Star navigators feature in Pacific Film Festival
The Pacific's only film festival focusing on the region drew to a close in French Polynesia yesterday. Audio