Doc Edge
As New Zealand’s Oscar-Qualifying international documentary festival, Doc Edge has become a premiere Asia Pacific hub for all things documentary.
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Doc Edge 2025: Fatal Watch (dirs. Mark Benjamin, Katie Carpenter) | Review
"Fatal Watch" is an urgent and damning look at the hardly regulated fishing industry; the cost of which is more…
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Doc Edge 2025: Marriage Cops (dirs. Shashwati Talukdar, Cheryl Hess) | Review
"Marriage Cops" charms with warmth and absurdity as it shows the progress and challenges of a police squad tasked with…
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Doc Edge 2025: The Promise (dir. Daan Veldhuizen) | Review
"The Promise," which opened this year’s Movies That Matter Film Festival and played at Doc Edge Festival, is a memory…
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Doc Edge 2025: Ms President (dir. Marek Šulík) | Review
Marek Šulík's close and kind portrait of Slovakia's first female president is a celebration of grace and grit. "Ms President"…
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Doc Edge 2025: A Quiet Love (dir. Garry Keane) | Review
A sensitive portrayal of three Irish couples struggling with acceptance and belonging who find their limelight in Garry Keane’s documentary…
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Doc Edge 2025: Blame (dir. Christian Frei) | Review
"Blame," which brings the story three scientists that found themselves in the spotlight of the COVID-19 pandemic, had its world…
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Doc Edge 2025: We Are the Water (dir. Stephanie Guest) | Review
“We are the water, the water is us.” With this poetic short film, director Stephanie Guest offers a tender and…
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Doc Edge Unveils Full Programme for Landmark 20th Anniversary Festival
Discover what the Academy Award-qualifying Doc Edge Festival has in store for its landmark 20th anniversary edition.
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Doc Edge Names 2025 Superhero and Welcomes First International Guests
Ruby Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of CNEX Foundation, has been named the 2025 Doc Edge Superhero, as New Zealand’s international…
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Doc Edge 2024: A New Star Shines Brightly in Asia-Pacific. Interview of the Festival Directors.
"Documentary festivals must play their part in elevating global consciousness." Oscar-qualifying Doc Edge directors Alex Lee, Dan Shanan, and Rachael…
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