Speaking Truth to Power

Roger Horrocks is a filmaker and biographer of the New Zealand film and television industries. He has made a contribution to both of these industries in New Zealand since the 1970s, which was recognised in 2004 when he was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. He founded the Department of Film, Television and Media Studies at The University of Auckland, co-founded the Auckland International Arts Festival, Alternative Cinema, Artspace, NZ On Air and NZ On Screen, and served on many industry boards. He is a director of documentary film company Point of View Productions. He is an expert on the life and work of New Zealand born artist and filmmaker Len Lye and wrote the biography Len Lye. He also wrote Art That Moves on Lye's work, and the libretto for Len Lye: The Opera. He has been a contributing editor to noted literary magazines such as And, Splash and Parallax. His book, Song of the Ghost in the Machine was published in 2015.

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