Fresh off the back of multiple sold-out screenings in both Wellington and Christchurch, the filmmaking team behind acclaimed local film The Weed Eaters is now chomping through the first South Island dates of The Big Forking Tour.
It’s been truly special for The Weed Eaters’ Callum Devlin (director/producer), Finnius Teppett (scriptwriter/producer), Samuel Austin (DoP/actor), Alice May Connolly and Annabel Kean (both actor-producers) to meet eager audiences across Aotearoa over the past weeks.
Kiwis have been keen to see the movie and meet the people behind it – encouraged along by coverage on TVNZ’s Seven Sharp, RNZ’s Morning Report, and the support of other media including SRN stations 95bFM, Radio Control, RadioActive, RDU and Radio One.
Now, as the award-winning film continues to travel the country, a final helping of hosts has been announced for the tour Q&As – which continue right up to the nationwide release of The Weed Eaters on April 30.
Four forking great filmmaking folks will host Q&As with the cast and creators of The Weed Eaters as the tour returns to the North Island for the last batch of advance screenings.
Paloma Schneideman, whose debut feature Big Girls Don’t Cry celebrated its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year, hosts the post-film Q&A at Auckland’s Academy Cinemas on Sunday April 26. The Big Forking Tour then heads to Tauranga, joined by director James Ashcroft (Coming Home in the Dark, The Rule of Jenny Pen and upcoming pics The Whisper Man and When Darkness Loves Us) at Luxe Cinemas on Monday April 27.
Hamilton’s the next stop for The Weed Eaters, for a screening at Lido Cinemas on Tuesday April 28, and a Q&A hosted by film all-rounder Matt Hicks (The Tavern, Home Kills). The Big Forking Tour then concludes at Auckland’s Rialto Newmarket on Wednesday April 29, with award-winning actor – and director of upcoming debut feature Caterpillar – Chelsie Preston Crayford hosting the last Q&A of the tour.
They join previously announced Q&A hosts Aaron Hawkins (Dunedin), Mayor Ben Bell (Gore), Grahame Sydney (Queenstown) and Erin Harrington (Christchurch), who can be seen at screenings of The Weed Eaters in coming days.
The tour’s been whetting appetites for The Weed Eaters – see it with your best buds on The Big Forking Tour or its theatrical release on April 30.
The Weed Eaters – The Big Forking Tour
Mon April 20, Rialto Dunedin – Q&A hosted by notable local vegetarian (& former Dunedin Mayor) Aaron Hawkins – Tickets available here
Tue April 21, Gore, St James Theatre – Q&A hosted by Gore District Mayor Ben Bell – Tickets available here
Wed April 22, Queenstown, Silky Otter – Q&A hosted by renowned artist Grahame Sydney – Tickets available here
Thu April 23, Christchurch, Kōawa Studios – Q&A hosted by arts and cultural critic – and horror academic – Erin Harrington – Tickets available here
Fri April 24, Auckland, Hollywood Avondale – NZ International Comedy Festival special 4D screening – Tickets available here
Sun April 26, Auckland, Academy Cinemas – Q&A hosted by Paloma Schneideman (Big Girls Don’t Cry) – Tickets available here
Mon April 27, Tauranga, Luxe Cinemas – Q&A hosted by James Ashcroft (The Rule of Jenny Pen) – Tickets available here
Tue April 28, Hamilton, Lido Cinemas – Q&A hosted by Matt Hicks (The Tavern) – Tickets available here
Wed April 29, Auckland, Rialto Newmarket – Q&A hosted by Chelsie Preston Crayford (Caterpillar) – Tickets available here
