Shirley Horrocks

Movies

Tom Who? The Enigma of Tom Kreisler
Director
Shirley Horrocks’ doco sheds new light on the life and art of Tom Kreisler, a 20th-century New Zealand painter with scant interest in landscape but a strong affinity with Mexican traditions and the wit and verve of Pop Art.
Venus: A Quest
Producer
Shirley Horrocks starts a journey to discover links to an ancestor that leads into a much wider view of science and the links between all of humanity.
Venus: A Quest
Writer
Shirley Horrocks starts a journey to discover links to an ancestor that leads into a much wider view of science and the links between all of humanity.
Venus: A Quest
Director
Shirley Horrocks starts a journey to discover links to an ancestor that leads into a much wider view of science and the links between all of humanity.
Marti: The Passionate Eye
Director
"Marti" traces the dramatic personal story of Marti Friedlander, one of New Zealand's greatest photographers, alongside the major social changes that have happened to this country during her lifetime.
Flip & Two Twisters
Director
Documentary about the Kiwi artist Len Lye and his legacy.
Peter Peryer: The Art of Seeing
Director
Shirley Horrocks’ richly illustrated portrait of the life and career of one of New Zealand’s most important photographers, who dedicated his life to seeing and making works of art out of the everyday.
Paul Callaghan: Dancing with Atoms
Director
Shirley Horrocks, cine-biographer of many notable New Zealand artists, delivers an invaluable survey of the work and legacy of one of our most exceptional scientists and public figures.
Free Theatre
Director
Shirley Horrocks’ tenth NZIFF documentary relates the storied 37-year history of Christchurch’s often provocative, always daring Free Theatre, creators of countless extraordinary productions and performance events.