Parallel Universe Film

About this film

Over the past two years, a small team has been working away on a feature length documentary on one of New Zealand’s greatest modernist painters, Roy Good. Roy’s story is a fascinating one, not only because of his lifelong dedication to one of the most important visual styles to emerge from 20th Century art, but also his contribution to New Zealand’s visual culture more widely. From his earliest days studying at Canterbury College School of Arts, to his pioneering set designs for the pop show ‘C’mon’ which blazed through TVs into living rooms from the mid 1960’s onwards, Roy has played a valuable role in shaping the visual culture of New Zealand.

After a successful show at Aotearoa Art Fair in 2022, Roy experienced something of a resurgence of his work, and what initially started as a small ‘artist bio’ project, has now become a broadcast standard piece of beautiful documentary film making. 

Thus far, the project has been funded entirely by Scott Lawrie Gallery and film Director, Craig Ray, who has devoted hundreds of hours to this project. The film is scheduled for a private premiere in November 2025. And as well as a domestic launch, we are hoping to submit the documentary to international film festivals around the world. But before we can, we need your help.

You can learn about Roy and his work from his website at roygoodart.nz

Progress so far

The first stage of the edit and initial post production is now compelte, thanks to the support of everyone to date. We held an initial screening at Auckland Art Gallery in April and are planning to have the public premiere later in the year with a private premiere for supporters in November 2025.

What we need your help with

Most of the primary filming has now been completed...

• Additional location shoots and interviews (in other cities)

• Professional editing and grading of the film

• Sourcing and licensing archival images and film from over the past 60 years of Roy's career

• Completion of audio and visual postproduction for digital screening / distribution

• Premiere screening: Venue hire / costs for screening in April in Auckland, New Zealand with live streaming of the event.

How you can help support this project

There are a number of different ways you can help us bring this project to life