About Thoughtful Thursdays
Documentary film helps you see the world in new ways, and so Double Farley (owners and operators of Confluence) who also work in new ways, are delighted to bring Whanganui audiences a diverse range of documentary films every week.
*Thoughtful Thursdays is taking a short break over the summer holiday with our not to be missed closing film for 2018 being the NZ Foreign Language Oscar submission for 2019, Yellow is Forbidden, on Thursday 13 December.
Don't worry, your Thoughtful Thursdays will return in 2019 with the 2nd special fundraiser screening for the Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment fund with Edith Collier: A Village by the Sea.  ​​

Upcoming screenings

Yellow is Forbidden - Thursday 13 December - 18:30pm

A Whanganui premiere screening of Pietra Brettkelly's New Zealand 2019 Academy Award submission. Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei stunned the world with her canary yellow dress, as worn by Rihanna, in 2015. It was Guo Pei's moment but she remained a mystery.


Pietra Brettkelly's well crafted film is on limited release andnot to be missed by anyone with an interest in fashion and design.


2018 | DIR Pietra Brettkelly | Exempt | 1hr 37 mins


** WHANGANUI PREMIERE SCREENING **


Choose how you wish to pay, either online using a card or via PayPal, or cash only on the night. If paying on the night please arrive before 6:25pm as in the event of a full-house we will release unpaid seats to cash walk-in sales after 6:25pm. Cash sales on the night are limited availability and may sell out due to online bookings.


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Edith Collier: Village by the Sea - Thursday 31 January - 18:30pm

Michael Heath's 2nd film continues Collier's story with her quest to capture Ireland on canvas in the 1920’s. Part 2 of the special fundraiser screenings for Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment fund. The director Michael will be joining us to present the film and host a Q&A afterwards. $10 tickets available to be sold from the gallery directly. Classified Exempt.

2012 | DIR Michael Heath | Exempt | 1hr 1mins


** SPECIAL FUNDRAISING SCREENING **

Limited seating more tickets available directly from the Sarjeant Gallery. 100% of your ticket price from this screening will be donated to the Sarjeant Gallery Redevelopment Fund.


These special screenings are also being sold over the counter at Sarjeant Gallery. Choose how you wish to pay, either online using a card or via PayPal, or cash only on the night but you must reserve a seat online due to limited numbers. If paying on the night please arrive before 6:25pm as in the event of a full-house we will release unpaid seats to cash walk-in sales after 6:25pm. Cash sales on the night are limited availability and may sell out due to online bookings.


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Best Loved (special preview screening) - Thursday 07 February 2019 - 18:30pm

More details to come soon about this special preview screening of Double Farley's latest film, Best Loved. Currently going through the final editing stages this will be an exclusive chance to see the film before it is submitted to the New Zealand festival circuit. Classified TBC.

2019 | DIR Kevin Double | Exempt | 30mins


As this film is a short documentary we will be screening it alongside another one or two short films to provide around an hours worth of Thoughtful Thursday this evening. All films will be classified exempt unless notified otherwise.


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Upcoming films trailer montage

Suggest a screening

Confluence and Double Farley have developed a number of connections to worldwide distributors of films and filmmakers. If there is a particular film, or topic, that you would like to see on a Thoughtful Thursday, then please let us know using the form on our new opportunities page.
As filmmakers ourselves we also appreciate how difficult it can be for documentary films to reach regional cinema audiences. So if you have made a documentary film, or know of someone who has, we would love to hear from you using the same form.

About the venue

We know that your experience of watching a film is almost as important as the story it tells. Our cinema space features a 6 metre wide high definition screen with dolby surround sound and comfortable seating for 30 people on sofas, recliners, and arm chairs, replete with cushions and air conditioning for added comfort. 
We strive for Confluence boutique cinema to be one of the most comfortable and affordable places to experience cinema documentary film in Whanganui.
Confluence Boutique cinema seating
Our boutique cinema is designed for your comfort. Arrive early to choose a sofa, arm chair, or recliner. We can reserve seats for groups of 2 or more - call us on 06 2813474
Despite being up on the top floor of the building we do have a lift you're welcome to use. Once you are here the venue floor is flat with wide access doors. There are also disabled access toilets on the floor below.

Bringing your own food and drink

We provide free chilled filtered tap water and glasses for all ticket holders, and you're also welcome to bring your own
​non-alcoholic drinks and snacks, but please respect the enjoyment of others by making sure your consumption of food or drink is not distracting during the film. Please do not bring noisy crisp bags or strong smelling foods such as popcorn or takeaways. Consider re-using another quieter container to bring along any sweets or similar snacks, instead of the normally noisy plastic bags they are packed in.
Our friends at Mint cafe, which is a short stroll down the road off of Majestic square, are open late on a Thursday night so you can pop in there for a pre-screening meal or a takeaway coffee and snack. Mention you are going to a Thoughtful Thursdays screening as well if you like.

Younger audience members

All films are exhibited as part of Thoughtful Thursdays are done so strictly inline with the New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. Please check any published classification of each film before purchasing a ticket or attending. As a responsible venue we will not permit audience members to attend screenings who are below the minimum age where restricted films are shown, and all children attending any film must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder who is a parent or legal guardian.
Set In Stone screening for Kelburn Normal School
Kelburn Normal School students attending a 2018 screening of Set In Stone.

Documentary film classifications
Documentary films, especially those made independently of major funding, are often unable to afford obtaining classifications in all countries where they are screened. Whilst Thoughtful Thursdays will only be screening content that has been legally sourced in New Zealand, there may be documentary films that have not yet, or will never, obtain a classification under the NZ Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. As responsible exhibitors of films we are able to screen documentary films without a classification under the exemption clause of section 8 part G of the act, unless they contain objectionable material that would warrant a restricted classification.

Why only documentary films

Whanganui rarely has screenings of the annual film festival films, especially documentary film. Our local cinema is great for the latest blockbuster, but we're offering something different. Films that take time to look deeply at environmental problems, politics, history, New Zealand culture and local stories, and worldwide inspirational stories. There is something for everyone, and we're keen to bring an audience to each of them.

Just like a wonderful hardback storybook with exquisite illustrations and inlaid gilded letters is made for your enjoyment of the story it contains, a cinema setting with an audience, plus great sound and comfy chairs, is perfect for experiencing documentary film.

Thoughtful Thursdays...it's time to think.

Thoughtful Thursdays

FindING Confluence

contactING Confluence

Visit us at:
15 Watt Street
Whanganui. 4500
Telephone: (06) 2813474
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