Taking Back Our Beach NZ Cinema release

‘Taking Back Our Beach’ opens in New Zealand cinemas from October 5, 2023, which is also the 12th anniversary of the Rena grounding in 2011 on Otaiti/Astrolabe Reef.  Mount Maunganui, Tauranga – United Cinemas Bayfair from October 5, 2023. To book click here Other cinema venues and times Cinema Screening on or from this date: United Read More

Watch ‘Taking Back Our Beach’ on Doc Edge Virtual Cinema

Following the sceening in Auckland and Wellington at the Doc Edge Festival, the film ‘Taking Back our Beach’ is available to watch online until 12 July 2023 on the Doc Edge Virtual Cinema festival link: https://docedge.nz/films/taking-back-our-beach After viewing the film online, please jump across to our Givealittle page to help us pay for the licence Read More

Please help us raise funds to bring the film to cinemas

When disaster strikes community rises! We have made a feature documentary film ‘Taking Back our Beach’ that captures the heartfelt stories from the Bay of Plenty and Mount Maunganui community who responded to New Zealand’s largest environmental disaster – the MV Rena hitting Astrolabe Reef (Ōtāiti) on October 5, 2011. The film has screened once Read More

Doc Edge Festival 2023

Doc Edge Festival – 29 May – 19 July, 2023 18th Edition. 47 Days. 71 Films. 22 XR Projects. 1 Photography Exhibition. Taking Back Our Beach is screening atSun 28 May @2.15pm | The Capitol Cinema, Auckland – buy tickets here – https://docedge.nz/films/taking-back-our-beachSun 11 Jun @2.15pm | The Roxy Cinema, Wellington – buy tickets here Read More

‘Taking Back Our Beach’ at Doc Edge Festival

We are screening Taking Back Our Beach at the Doc Edge Festival on these dates:Sun 28 May @2.15pm | The Capitol Cinema, Auckland – buy tickets here – https://docedge.nz/films/taking-back-our-beachSun 11 Jun @2.15pm | The Roxy Cinema, Wellington – buy tickets here – https://docedge.nz/films/taking-back-our-beach Q&A with Director Anton Steel & Producer Rosalie Liddle Crawford follows screenings Read More