| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (50 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
004907 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
James Wallace, Annie Goldson, Simon Raby, Chris Plummer, Stephen McCurdy |
| Event |
Originally produced by Annie Goldson in 1995. |
| Summary |
Cecil Holmes was a young talented New Zealander, born in Palmerston North, who became caught up in New Zealand’s own “red scare”. Having seen service – he had had a “good war” – Holmes returned to Wellington, his eyes opened about the world. A film enthusiast, he worked at the newly formed National Film Unit, established to provide news on the war efforts, abroad and at home, and to document the post-war recovery.. But Holmes, a man of the Left, baulked at the tight controls exercised by the Labour Government and made works with a strong editorial flavour. A union member who belonged to the Communist Party, Holmes was targeted in an anti-Communist sweep that attempted to blame extremists for widespread industrial unrest. Using reenactments, interviews and archives, SEEING RED depicts New Zealand’s own mid-century anti-Communist witch-hunt carried out as our national film industry began to emerge.. Official Selection: Sydney International Film Festival, 1995 |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Motion pictures
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Politics
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Goldson, Annie, filmmaker
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Annie Goldson (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
1625707 Kanopy |
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