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Every Friday, in the lead up to the Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival, bFM Breakfast brings you a juicy interview, and a tasty review. Sh*t, you're lucky. Thanks to Mezze Bar!

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NZIFF bMovies w/ Pietra Brettkelly and Penelope Noir: July 3, 2018

 NZIFF bMovies w/ Pietra Brettkelly and Penelope Noir: July 3, 2018 NZIFF bMovies w/ Pietra Brettkelly and Penelope Noir: July 3, 2018, 39.34 MB
Tue 3 Jul 2018

Documentary director Pietra Brettkelly drops in (choosing bFM over The Oscars™, hah) to talk about her new feature, Yellow Is Forbidden, the story of fashion designer Guo Pei and her rise from Cultural Revolution China to independent Haute Couture threat. Penelope Noir, 95bFM's resident Fashun expert, reviews Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist, a documentary on the notorious titular Ms. Vivienne that once had the Westwood family's co-operation... but now, upon release, does not. What went wrong?

NZIFF bMovies w/ Simon Ogston and Sarah: August 2, 2017

 NZIFF bMovies w/ Simon Ogston and Sarah: August 2, 2017 NZIFF bMovies w/ Simon Ogston and Sarah: August 2, 2017, 35.87 MB
Wed 2 Aug 2017

Director Simon Ogston talks to us about his new documentary, Bill Direen: A Memory of Others, a portrait of its titular gentleman and the breadth of his talent and collaborators. Also serving as a love letter to the New Zealand landscape and to the dying art of creative collectivism, what made Ogston choose Direen for his latest deep dive into our country's musical underground? Sarah also weighs in to review the 2017 US indie Brigsby Bear. Encompassing her specialist subject of children's television and the always intriguing trope of simulated reality, what did she make of the VHS-era inspired flick?

NZIFF bMovies w/ Paul Oremland and Penelope Noir: July 26, 2017

 NZIFF bMovies w/ Paul Oremland and Penelope Noir: July 26, 2017 NZIFF bMovies w/ Paul Oremland and Penelope Noir: July 26, 2017, 63.74 MB
Wed 26 Jul 2017

Director Paul Oremland talks to us about his new documentary, 100 Men, which looks at 40 years of gay history via the lens of (and honest interviews with) Oremland’s list of past lovers. As people, societal norms, and countries age, how does that affect identity, community and freedom? Penelope Noir also joins us in the studio to review a doco that contains her specialist subject: feshun. Not just for couture hounds, the story of fashion designer Zac Posen is a classically American rise-fall-rise tale as told by Sandy Chronopoulos in her new documentary, House of Z.

NZIFF bMovies w/ Dr. Annie Goldson and Amanda Jane Robinson: July 19, 2017

 NZIFF bMovies w/ Dr. Annie Goldson and Amanda Jane Robinson: July 19, 2017 Annie Goldson and Amanda Jane Robinson: July 19, 2017, 64.53 MB
Wed 19 Jul 2017

Dr. Annie Goldson talks to Mikey about the inspirations and struggles of her new doco, Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web. Behind all the showmanship and flashy displays, did the MegaUpload founder really commit crimes that warranted a 70+ armed policeman strong raid? What was the message being sent in such a show of power? Who was it made by and for? One of our very own film experts, Amanda Jane Robinson, also joins the fracas to shed some light on the new Jonathan Olshefski documentary, Quest. Condensing a decade’s worth of filming into a mere 105 minutes, Olshefski’s documentary follows a young African American family and their working-class neighbourhood through their lens of the Obama years.

NZIFF bMovies w/ Julian Boshier and Ximena Smith: July 12, 2017

 NZIFF bMovies w/ Julian Boshier and Ximena Smith: July 12, 2017 NZIFF bMovies w/ Julian Boshier and Ximena Smith: July 12, 2017, 60.96 MB
Wed 12 Jul 2017

Director Julian Boshier gives the lowdown on his sensational new Head Like A Hole documentary, Swagger of Thieves. A mere ten years in the making, spanning twenty years of footage (converted to twelve terabytes of media), and hours of edit room ciggies, Julian's doco has its world premiere at the Mighty Civic this August 3rd. Our very own News and Editorial Director, Ximena Smith, also joins the melee to guide us through the contradictions and questions inherent within the new Laura Poitras documentary on Julian Assange, Risk. In the world of freedom of information activism, is the message always more important than its troubling messenger? Or is context _always_ key?

NZIFF bMovies w/ Veronica Miles and Amelia Berry: July 5, 2017

 NZIFF bMovies w/ Veronica Miles and Amelia Berry: July 5, 2017 NZIFF bMovies w/ Veronica Miles and Amelia Berry: July 5, 2017, 15.4 MB
Wed 5 Jul 2017

Veronica stops by to talk to Mike about the newly refurbished Hollywood Avondale - one of the country's oldest cinemas, now a brand-spanking-new venue in the New Zealand International Film Festival. Brought back to luscious life and connected with the Southern hemisphere's largest collection of celluloid films and trailers, what can punters expect from the Hollywood during NZIFF? Our very own bFM Creative Director, Amelia, also joins the fray to review some really great rugs (like, really great) and this week's NZIFF bFM pick, Anna Biller's The Love Witch.