Fantasy Cave (2015)
A group of cave dwellers beaver away night and day to create an immersive fantasy land, but is it really for the children? Hidden in the provinces of the North Island of New Zealand, one attraction has been entertaining children and adults alike for 25 years. What started as a Christmas Cave has bloomed into a dense, highly detailed labyrinth of animatronic curiosities. Fantasy Cave seeks out the secretive ‘Cave Dwellers’ in Dannevirke responsible for its existence and asks the question: why do we create?
Primary Title
- Fantasy Cave
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 14 January 2017
Release Year
- 2015
Start Time
- 20 : 25
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 05:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 7
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A group of cave dwellers beaver away night and day to create an immersive fantasy land, but is it really for the children? Hidden in the provinces of the North Island of New Zealand, one attraction has been entertaining children and adults alike for 25 years. What started as a Christmas Cave has bloomed into a dense, highly detailed labyrinth of animatronic curiosities. Fantasy Cave seeks out the secretive ‘Cave Dwellers’ in Dannevirke responsible for its existence and asks the question: why do we create?
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Julia Parnell (Executive Producer)
- Anna Jackson (Executive Producer)
- Michelle Savill (Director)
- Matt Henley (Producer)
- Loading Docs (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- Little Friend (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand