When Forgotten Silver — the story of pioneer filmmaker Colin McKenzie — unspooled on 29th October 1995, in a Sunday TV slot normally reserved for drama, many believed the fable was fact. Controversy ensued as a public reacted (indignant, thrilled) to having the wool pulled over their eyes. Costa Botes, who originated the mockumentary, later made this doco, looking at the construction of McKenzie's epic, tragic, yet increasingly ridiculous story. He interviews co-conspirator Peter Jackson and other pranksters, and they muse on the film's priceless impact.
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- First Run Features
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Peter Jackson as Self
Costa Botes as Self
Victoria Beynon-Cole as Voiceover
Thomas Robins as Self
Brian Scadden as Self
Steve Roche as Self
David Donaldson as Self
Peter Corrigan as Self
Top Crew
Costa Botes · Director
Jason Stutter · Editor
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