Justin Eade and the film-makers Top of the South

The Top of the South Film Festival, as the name implies, is a celebration of the film-makers of Nelson, Marlborough and their neighbours. One of the premieres this year is by hard-working Nelson film-maker Justin Eade, who's entered his short film Opal Valley into the festival. It's about an isolated, grief stricken man who's bewildered when a young woman enters his life. Justin Eade writes short and feature length films set in Nelson, which offers a wide range of landscapes and a community of experienced film crew, willing volunteers and supportive residents. He tells Lynn Freeman that the story of Opal Valley has been with him for a long time. The film opens on September 14th at the Suter Gallery in Nelson as part of this year's Top of the South Film Festival.