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A film about a bike ride through Pakistan, directed by Georgia Merton and Isobel Ewing. Best Self-Filmed - New Zealand Mountain Film Festival 2024 People's Choice - New Zealand Mountain Film Festival 2024 Official Selection - The Big Bike Film Night 2025
We spent time with Wanaka’s firefighters to discover the reality of responding to that siren whenever they are needed. Shot and edited by James Haskard, produced by Georgia Merton. EP: The Beards.
A short film for SUC-free Wānaka for their campaign to put an end to single use plastics in their town. Shot and edited by James Haskard, produced by Georgia Merton. EP: The Beards.
Wanaka Wastebusters stages a Repair Revolution. Shot and edited by James Haskard, produced by Georgia Merton. EP: The Beards.
This group of Wanaka families started Mint Charitable Trust to build their own support for intellectually disabled kids — and show the rest of the country how it can be done. Shot and edited by James Haskard, produced by Georgia Merton. EP: The Beards.
The Southern Lens team spent time with Tamsin from the Kea Conservation Trust, who work tirelessly to support these cheeky, endangered mountain parrots, which, until the 1980's, had a bounty on their heads. Produced by Georgia Merton, shot and edited by James Haskard. EP: The Beards.
“No pets, no people, no politicians.” Those are the rules of engagement for fourth generation Arrowtown taxidermist David Jacobs. David talks with the Southern Lens team about the science and the art of how he makes a living. Produced by Georgia Merton, shot and edited by James Haskard. EP: The Beards.
The history books tend to be male-centric. A group of Wānaka women have set out to change that, writing a book with eighty separate stories which champion the role of women in the Upper Clutha district. Produced by Georgia Merton, shot and edited by James Haskard. EP: The Beards
"It's not a hut, it's not a yurt, it's not a tank - so it must be a Turk." That's how mountaineer Erik Bradshaw describes his invention that is set to revolutionise how we access New Zealand's wild alpine areas. Produced by Georgia Merton, shot and edited by James Haskard. EP: The Beards