Aramoana massacre film pulled from Dunedin festival screening
A film depicting the Aramoana massacre has been withdrawn from the New Zealand International Film Festival's Dunedin show following concerns from survivors.
Organisers of the New Zealand International Film Festival have cancelled the Dunedin screening of a film about the Aramoana massacre after survivors raised concerns about the showing. The Regent Theatre apologised for not adequately considering the impact on those directly affected and for the distress caused by how the decision-making process was handled.
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"The way this decision was reached did not adequately consider the impact on those most directly affected, and we are sorry for the distress this has caused," the Regent Theatre said.