by LP | Nov 30, 2016 | Documentaries, News
Drawing on success RadioNZ “Only one woman is a contender for this year’s Best Animated Feature Academy Award, and that woman is New Zealand director Leanne Pooley. Her animated documentary 25 April is about the WWI Gallipoli campaign. It’s also the first NZ...
by LP | Nov 24, 2016 | Documentaries, News
Of the 27 movies in contention for this year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar, “25 April” is the only film directed solely by a woman. Writer/director Leanne Pooley is excited to be breaking boundaries both as a female director and as a documentarian....
by LP | Apr 4, 2016 | Documentaries, Events, News
Check out this great review of 25 APRIL opening in New Zealand this April. “Documentarian Leanne Pooley (The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls) — a Canadian expat living in New Zealand — has crafted a particularly visionary work with her experimental, animated film...
by LP | Oct 23, 2015 | Documentaries, Events, News
Leanne Pooley’s new animated documentary “25 April” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Check out this great review of the World premiere and Leanne’s 3rd time at TIFF. TIFF link Exclaim.CA link “Pooley’s style...
by LP | Oct 14, 2014 | Documentaries, In Development, News
Working with Producer Matthew Metcalfe (BEYOND THE EDGE), the animated film will be a documentary in which six individuals who served at Gallipoli are brought back to life. The animation will be done by Flux Animation in Auckland. The film will be released in...
by LP | Jul 31, 2013 | Documentaries, Events, News
BEYOND THE EDGE Leanne Pooley’s new film about Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent of Mount Everest is to have its world premier at the Toronto International Film Festival. Leanne will be attending the festival held between the 5th-15th of September.
