Series Classification: Differs per Documentary | Notable Pictures for Loading Docs
Loading Docs is a launchpad for New Zealand documentary shorts.
2022 Collection (Season 9): New Zealand stories of pain, passion, perseverance, and the pursuit of something meaningful.
2021 Collection (Season 8): Chasing hope of growth, change, and justice in the lands of Aotearoa.
2020 Collection (Season 7): A turning point for humanity. The revolution is here.
2019 Collection (Season 6): Unlikely characters become the heroes in a powerful mix of realities.
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Loading Docs 2021: Night Ride
26 Aug 2021When a mother of ten returns nightly to the old family home to feed stray cats, her son questions its connection to the death of his brother. Read more Video
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Loading Docs 2021: When Nobody Was Looking
26 Aug 2021An entomologist takes on the 1970s New Zealand Government, uncovering institutional racism and child abuse. Read more Video
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Loading Docs 2021: Fifty Percent
28 Aug 2021With a 50% chance of inheriting a fatal disease, is it better to know your future or live in the moment? Read more Video
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Loading Docs 2021: The Weedfish
30 Aug 2021The hunt for an elusive fish in New Zealand’s disappearing kelp forests sends two marine scientists on a deep underwater dive. Read more Video
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Loading Docs 2021: Wind Song and Rain
9 Sep 2021Hone Tuwhare, New Zealand’s most famous Māori poet, leaves a legacy to the granddaughter he left behind. To reconnect, she writes a love letter to the world. Read more Video
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Loading Docs 2021: Haka Haha
9 Sep 2021There’s cultural appropriation in the air as kaka haka are debated by the people of Aotearoa. Read more Video
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Loading Docs 2021: Only Human
9 Sep 2021A social media fight over sexism is the last straw for the liberal daughter of a chauvinistic father. Read more Video
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Loading Docs 2021: The Scam
9 Sep 2021The ultimate scam lures an elderly beekeeper around the world in this wild true crime tale. Read more Video
About Loading Docs - A Short Documentary Initiative
Loading Docs is a unique initiative that produces a collection of eight-minute short documentaries each year - which captivate and inspire audiences locally and internationally - while developing and promoting New Zealand film-making talent.
Loading Docs’ aim is to provide local documentary makers with a platform to promote their creativity and talent and to create work that inspires, pushes boundaries, and moves audiences. Loading Docs short documentaries have been watched by over 14 million people.
Loading Docs is funded by NZ On Air with the support of the New Zealand Film Commission and Te Māngai Pāho.
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