Kaikohe Demolition
Directed by:
Florian Habicht
This high-energy documentary fully captures the spirit and verve of people living on the poverty line in New Zealand’s far North. The film centres on three middle-aged demolition derby drivers and they are three of the funniest blokes you’ll ever have the privilege of meeting.
In Kaikohe, any holiday calls for a derby, and Habicht’s film documents the destruction only an Easter/Mother’s Day/Christmas long weekend calls for. These derbys are orgies of destruction as metal, rubber and mud collide at great speed.
In contrast to the pedal-to-the-metal action, we see the drivers in more reflective mode, relaxing in the town’s hot pools. The film broadens to show the community as a whole, and is an eye-opening portrait of a way of life few of us in cities ever get the opportunity to see.
A real piece of Kiwiana, Habicht’s film is endlessly entertaining as well as somewhat sobering.
Director
Florian HabichtProducer
Florian HabichtDirector of Photography
Christopher PryorEditor
Christopher PryorEditor
Florian HabichtLanguages
English, Maori
Country
New Zealand
Studio
Pictures for Anna