GRACE A Prayer for Peace, directed by celebrated filmmaker
Gaylene Preston, traces White's evolution as an artist, and her creative response to the world around her.
Filmed in Aotearoa, Japan and Kiribati, the film follows Robin working with collaborators and reflecting on what drives her creativity.
GRACE is presented to mark International Women's Day 2026. It premiered at the 2025 Whānau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival, was featured at the Hiroshima International Film Festival, and will soon travel back to Japan to open the new Hiroshima City Audiovisual Centre.
Following the screening, join both Robin and Gaylene for an artist talk.
This special screening of GRACE has been organised by the Media, Film, and Communication Program | Papāho, Whitiahua, Parokoroko in collaboration with Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Doors open 1:45pm, screening starts 2pm, Sunday 8 March
Free - please arrive on time to secure a seat
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