Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Back when Kiwi filmmaking ran on number eight fencing wire, big ideas, and a lot of nerve, Ian Mune was right in the thick of it š„
In āCowboys of Cultureā, Mune dishes up behind-the-scenes gems from āSleeping Dogsā, including sharp reflections on his co-stars, and the very DIY reality of how the filmās guns were made and made to work. No Hollywood armoury, just ingenuity and a āsheāll be rightā attitude āļø
Director Geoff Stevenās doco is a loving, rough-edged love letter to the 1970s Kiwi cinema boom ā when a Bolex camera, a bold script, and a few fearless filmmakers helped spark a cultural shift.
š Watch the full documentary via the Ian Mune Collection at NZ On Screen.
#ianmune #sleepingdogs #nzfilm
Back when Kiwi filmmaking ran on number eight fencing wire, big ideas, and a lot of nerve, Ian Mune was right in the thick of it š„
In āCowboys of Cultureā, Mune dishes up behind-the-scenes gems from āSleeping Dogsā, including sharp reflections on his co-stars, and the very DIY reality of how the filmās guns were made and made to work. No Hollywood armoury, just ingenuity and a āsheāll be rightā attitude āļø
Director Geoff Stevenās doco is a loving, rough-edged love letter to the 1970s Kiwi cinema boom ā when a Bolex camera, a bold script, and a few fearless filmmakers helped spark a cultural shift.
š Watch the full documentary via the Ian Mune Collection at NZ On Screen.
#ianmune #sleepingdogs #nzfilm
