Telecom 2006 Auckland International Film Festival presents Time & Tide with international filmmakers Julie Bayer and Josh Salzman. WIFT Auckland presents the chance to meet the filmakers and network with industry members following the screening.

Telecom 2006 Auckland International Film Festival presents Time & Tide with international filmmakers Julie Bayer and Josh Salzman. WIFT Auckland presents the chance to meet the filmakers and network with industry members following the screening. This event will take place on Tuesday 25th July 2006 from 6:15pm.

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The Film: Filmmakers Julie Bayer and Josh Salzman offer a thought-provoking visit to the land and people of the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, threatened with possible extinction by the twin oppressions of global warming and economic globalisation. The film follows a group of Tuvaluan New Zealanders returning to their homeland, many for the first time in decades and others, the children of immigrants, for the first time ever. The voyage to Funafuti is full of nostalgia, but they soon discover that Tuvalu has changed a lot since they left it behind. A multi-million dollar deal with an internet company has brought new development, altering the landscape and bringing foreigners to the island. But a greater threat looms from the steadily rising sea level, driven by climate change resulting from global warming, swallowing up preciously limited land.

The Event: Following the screening of Time & Tide at the Academy Cinema in Auckland at 6:15pm, there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers. Ticket holders to the WIFT event will then be invited to drinks and nibbles over the road at the Brooklyn Bar to enjoy an interivew with Julie & Josh as well at the chance to meet them.

Ticket price of $11 includes the screening, drinks and nibbles. Bookings in advance only through the WIFT Office on 378 7271. Book by Monday July 17th and go in the draw for one of six chances to win your ticket for free. Bookings close Monday 24th July.