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RNZ News
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Mother of Chooks: Jesse Leaman on his tender chicken documentary
Mother of Chooks is a joyful short documentary which follows Australian woman Elaine James who has become a minor celebrity - all because she keeps pet chickens. It was after losing her sister, that Elaine found companionship in a rescue chicken named Flapper - who she takes with her to cafes, parks, and has even toilet trained. Elaine has become a local legend - known as the Mother of Chooks. The short documentary film Mother of Chooks is showing at the nationwide Doc Edge Festival starting later this month. Susie speaks to co-director Jesse Leaman about this heartwarming story and what it was like to work alongside his mum who was also involved in the project. Photo: Mother of Chooks
The Advertiser
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Step into the real Gilded Age on a glamorous escape from New York City
It's the type of evening activity I can imagine Jay Gatsby and his pals enjoying, decked out in Flapper gear and raising a glass of bubbles to the occasion. It's 100 years since F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was published, but the characters are still talked about and portrayed on Broadway in a terrific musical with the same name as the book. Set in the opulent worlds of Long Island and the bright lights of Manhattan, the story of mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby continues to enthral.
