8 Jun 2014

13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

From Standing Room Only, 12:50 pm on 8 June 2014

Eleanor Catton, Elizabeth Knox, Emily Perkins, William Brandt; how did Bill Manhire inspire a generation of extraordinary authors through his creative writing course at Victoria University? Director Richard Riddiford tries to find out in his new documentary, '13 Ways of Looking At A Blackbird'. But when he began asking, he ran up against an unexpected roadblock.

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