What's on DocPlay in November

Discover mesmerising personal stories on DocPlay this November. From director Jeanie Finlay, Your Fat Friend charts the rise of writer, podcaster (Maintenance Phase) and fat activist Aubrey Gordon. Michel Gondry, the French director of cult favourite Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is profiled in the definitive doc Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself. The Boomer’s Olympics journey is recounted in Rose Gold, while Clean tells the fascinating story of ‘trauma cleaner’ Sandra Pankhurst.

Loading Docs (season 10)  •  4 Nov

Loading Docs returns with a brand new collection of exceptional films made by some of New Zealand's most exciting emerging storytellers. From a professional gamer to a former meth addict to a teenage bodybuilder, the subjects of these films share stories of the most vulnerable, desperate and hopeful times in their lives. 

Your Fat Friend  •  11 Nov  •  Exclusive

Made over 6 years, acclaimed director Jeanie Finlay charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best selling author and beloved Maintenance Phase podcaster. Aubrey’s aim? A paradigm shift in the way we see fat people and the fat on our own bodies.

Clean  •  11 Nov

Premiering at MIFF Closing Night, Lachlan McLeod’s riveting documentary tells the story of how ‘trauma cleaner’ Sandra Pankhurst responded to an unseen world with radical kindness.

Rose Gold  •  14 Nov

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at how the Boomers achieved their first ever international medal, alongside the story of basketball in Australia, and a thrilling account of mateship.

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios  •  25 Nov

A touching farewell to the world’s most beloved son cubano musicians, first introduced to audience in Wim Wenders' beloved Buena Vista Social Club (also available on DocPlay).

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself  •  25 Nov  •  Exclusive

Inspired by the French film pioneer Georges Méliès and his inventor grandfather, Michel Gondry has created three decades of fascinating and poetic work. Here, his unusual creative process is on full display as he shares his ethos of “creating without caring what others think, learning while doing it”.