Bryan Bruce - Documentaries

Documentaries

The following documentaries made by Bryan Bruce are lodged at The New Zealand Film Archive and can be found here.

Nothing to Live For : A 50 min Documentary on Suicide for TVNZ.
Peter Blake (yachtsman) : A 50 min documentary for TVNZ on the life of winning Whitbread Skipper Sir Peter Blake
The Tour Ten years On : A 50 min documentary for TVNZ on the civil disorder surrounding the SpringbokTour of 1981.
Whina Te Whaea O Te Motu : A 50 min documentary for TVNZ on the life of the late Dame Whina Cooper.
Water A 58 min documentary (International Co-production with PBS Dallas).
Breaking Barriers: A 48 min documentary on the life of pioneer filmmaker John O'Shea (director).
17 : A Documentary for TVNZ channel 2 about teenage life in New Zealand
Stand By Your Man : A 46 min documentary for TVNZ about the dilemmas women face when their partners are imprisoned.
You’re Soaking in It!: A 46 min documentary on Social Change in New Zealand for TVNZ, using old television commercials to tell the story.
Serious Fraud: A Inside NZ documentary for TV3 about the life and times of three of New Zealand’s biggest fraudsters.
Beyond A Joke: A 46 min documentary for TVNZ on the Kiwi sense of humour.
Murder They Said: A 90 min Inside NZ drama documentary for TV3 about the investigation and trial of David Tamihere.
The Coach: A Inside NZ documentary for TV3 about two sports coaches.
In Cold Blood: A 90 min Inside NZ documentary on mass murder, featuring similarities in the lives of mass killers Thomas Hamilton ( Dunblane Scotland) Martin Bryant (Australia) and David Gray (New Zealand).
Twisted Tales : A Originator of Emmy Award Winning Series 1 - 13x 24 mins hour animal stories for Animal Planet and Natural History (NZ) Ltd.
First Impressions: A 44 min Inside NZ documentary about how we make up about our minds about people in the first few seconds of the encounter.
Heavy Petting: A 45 min documentary for TVNZ on the psychology of pet ownership.
Shaky Beginnings : A 45 min documentary for TVNZ on New Zealand’s Geology and geography.
The Trouble With Ben : A 44 min documentary about a mother trying to look after her intellectually disabled boy at home.
State Of Mind : A 44 min documentary for TV3 about the deinstitutionalisation of Mental Health in NZ
Workhorse to Dreamhorse : A 44 min documentary for TVNZ about the history of the horse in New Zealand.
The Bughouse : A 44 min documentary for TVNZ about the bugs that live in our houses featuring entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste.
The Bridge : A 43 min documentary for TVNZ on the history of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
The Last Place On Earth : A 55 min documentary about New Zealand Geology, Flora & Fauna.
The Lost Dinosaurs Of New Zealand : A 52 minute documentary about the discovery of New Zealand dinosaurs by Dr Joan Wiffen.
The Sir Howard Morrison Story: A 50 minute autobiographical documentary about the life of entertainer Sir Howard Morrison for TVNZ.
Trial By Ordeal : A 70 minute drama documentary on the trial of John Barlow for the murder of Eugene Thomas and his son Gene.
A Question Of Justice : A 93 Minute docudrama on David Bain who was convicted in 1995 of the murder of his family. TV1 Highest rated NZ On Air funded factual programme in 2005
Monsters Of The Deep: A 52 Minute TVNZ and International documentary on the identity of a huge carcass hauled up off the New Zealand coast.
The Investigator: An 18 part Cold Case Crime series for TVNZ.
Inside Child Poverty: A 45 Minute documentary for TV3.
Jesus: The Cold Case: A 90 Minute documentary for TVNZ. Won AFTA for Best Documentary plus Silver and Bronze Medals in Religion and History categories at The New York Festivals Television and Film Awards. Awarded despite apparent initial TVNZ reluctance to release, and subsequent criticism from some reviewers.
Who Killed The Crewes?: A 45 Minute documentary for TVNZ on the controversial unsolved murder of Jeanette and Harvey Crewe in Pukekawa 1970