

Hobbit homelands get the art house treatment.
Direction
Sam Neill's first film? The man was born to narrate.
Cinematography
Gorgeous 16mm New Zealand landscapes meeting concrete.
Production
Rare glimpse of 1970s Kiwi modernist ambitions.

Director
Sam Neill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sam Neills directorial debut at age 27, years before he became everyones favorite paleontologist.
The film captures a pivotal moment when New Zealand was defining its architectural identity beyond British colonial imitation.
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