Title | An Island Calling

Production Date | 2008

Running time | 78 min

Director | Annie Goldson

Rating | NR

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On July 1, 2001, John Scott and his partner Greg Scrivener were killed in their home in Suva Fiji. John, from an old European-Fiji family and educated in New Zealand, was the Director-General of the Fiji Red Cross and worked as a go-between in the hostage crisis during the coup of 2000. This feature documentary is based on the book �Deep Beyond the Reef� by John�s brother Owen, and traces the extraordinary and colourful story of the Scott family, the political crises that have marked Fiji�s recent history right up to the present day, the killings and their aftermath, and the complex mix of tribal authority and democracy that exists in the Pacific. The project was funded by New Zealand on Air, TV3, SBS-TV and the Sundance Institute.

Premiere: World Cinema Showcase, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin; In Competition, Hotdocs 2008, Toronto; Official Selection, Sydney International Film Festival 2008 Official Selection, Melbourne International Film Festival 2008 Newfest Film Festival, New York FIPA, France In competition, FIFO, Festival International du Film Documentaire Oceanien 2009

South Pacific Pictures Award for Achievement in Film 2008 (Women in Film and Television); Winner, Best Documentary, Qantas Film and Television Awards 2008; Winner, Achievement in Camera, Qantas Film and Television Awards 2008; Finalist, Achievement in Directing, Qantas Film and Television Awards 2008; Winner, Grand Prix, FIFO, Festival International du Film Documentaire Oceanien 2009