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Forgotten Silver: Directed by Costa Botes, Peter Jackson. With Jeffrey Thomas, Peter Jackson, Costa Botes, Leonard Maltin. The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
- (6.3K)
- Comedy
- Costa Botes, Peter Jackson
- 1997-10-03
Forgotten Silver is a 1995 New Zealand mockumentary film that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker. It was written and directed by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes, both of whom appear in the film in their roles as makers of the documentary.
Peter Jackson discovers that his elderly neighbor is the widow of Colin MacKenzie, undoubtedly cinema's most unsung auteur. Despite pioneering film effects like sound, color, and tracking shots, his monumental bad luck rendered him completely forgotten.
- Flicks: What Inspired You to Make A Hoax Documentary?
- Was It Always The Intention to Never Reveal The Fact That It Was All Made Up?
- How Easy Or Difficult Was It For You to Keep The Secret When The Film released?
COSTA BOTES: In my teens, I’d seen and enjoyed the infamous Country Calendarspoofs. I loved the idea that the medium could be so playful. In 1977, I saw a British TV documentary called Alternative 3. Very serious, very portentous, with broody atmospheric music by Brian Eno. It purported to unravel a shocking mystery involving the disappearance of n...
I don’t remember even thinking about that. I just assumed that most people would rumble that their legs were being pulled after the first ten minutes. There are some very broad hints dropped right from the start. The film opens with Peter Jackson leading viewers down a garden path, and then things get rather silly quite quickly.
This wasn’t at all difficult. Nobody cared. I think it’s different now for Peter Jackson, but it’s still the case that most Kiwi films operate well under the radar of popular interest. Our strategy of promoting the movie as a real documentary was born of lack of confidence. We wanted New Zealanders to make an effort to watch the thing. New Zealande...
Sep 10, 2012 · A lovingly produced tribute to obscure Kiwi film-maker Colin Mackenzie (1888-1937). Highlights include snippets from the feature length 1908 Warrior Season, wit.
This mockumentary by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes details the life of innovative -- and fictional -- filmmaker Colin McKenzie and presents some of his previously...
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An epic documentary chronicling the extraordinary life of Kiwi filmmaker Colin McKenzie. Or is it? McKenzie's achievements included cinematic innovations involving steam power and eggs, and an unfinished biblical tale filmed on the West Coast.
