Embassy launch marks Helen Kelly - Together
The film capturing Helen Kelly’s final year of
activism will have a special screening at Wellington’s
Embassy theatre tonight to mark the beginning of its general
release this week.
With more than 500 tickets booked
for the event and the general release set to show on 20
screens nationwide, the film’s Director Tony Sutorius says
he is excited to bring Helen’s story to so many New
Zealanders. “Helen let me film that last year of her life
because she wanted as many New Zealanders as possible to see
the kind of change that was needed to make people’s lives
better.
“But it’s more than that, because Helen
was more than that, she was funny and warm and she did what
she did because she loved people and acted on that. I think
we’ve captured a glimmer of this in the
film.
“Helen wanted people to see her work and I do
too but I also want people to have the chance to meet her
through the film. She was a remarkable and wonderful person
and people deserve to spend some time with her.”
The
Wellington screening opens at 6pm at the Embassy cinema
this evening. General release begins Thursday 13
Feb.
The trailer for Helen Kelly - Together
is on Facebook here and available for download
on vimeo
here.