Enjoy this presentation and special screening, the latter from the archives of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. U3A New Zealand History Group coordinator Graham Slater explores the earliest aspects of film production and consumption in Aotearoa New Zealand, shining a light on the work of Rudell Hayward, a film pioneer who contributed much to the field in this country. He examines the era of 'community comedy' by looking at one of Hayward's collaborators, a man named Lee Hill. Hill branched out on his own to make several local comedies including 'Frances of Feilding'.
Image: Hill, L. (1928). Frances of Fielding [SIC], [Still image from film]. F7693, Ngā Toanga Sound & Vision
