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2009 NEWS:
Forthcoming Christchurch screenings announced!
Opening on Tues Sept 8
an exhibition of Larence Shustak
photographs & 16mm films will be shown
SOFA Gallery, Christchurch
as well as continuous screenings of SHUSTAK
the award-winning Documentary feature.
(Closes Sat Oct 3).
Keep watching for details.
There will also be a one-off
big-screen showing of
Christchurch Art Gallery auditorium
Wed Sept 16 at 6PM SHARP !
KEEP WATCHING !!!
Many thanks to Diane, Anna and Mark
at the NZ Film Archive, Wellington
for the June 4th screening
of SHUSTAK
In 1973, Larence N. Shustak (1926-2003), a NYC photographer
& pop philosopher, suddenly up and left his family & friends
in the United States for Christchurch, New Zealand,
where he set about blowing a few minds!
the award-winning debut documentary by Stuart Page,
screened in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin
New Zealand, during March to April 2009 at the
2009 DocNZ International Documentary Film Festival
Links:
Stuart Page interviewed by Hamish Fletcher on The Wire, 95BFM 12 March 2009 (9.6MB MP3)
PlainsFM Christchurch interview 10 Mar 2009 (4.9MB MP3)
Locals clean up at documentary film 'oscars' ~ video clip Sunrise TV3 3 March 2009
DocNZ awards article THE BIG IDEA website
Download SHUSTAK DOCNZ Programme listing (PDF, 90KB)
SHUSTAK film feature on miscellaneous-sonstiges blog
Shustak on SKAICHANNEL blog (Hamburg)
Doco about former Christchurch fencer Larance Shustak wins award!
Documentary festival rolls out red carpet for winners
Lynn Freeman interview with Stu Sunday 22 Feb Radio NZ National programme's "THE ARTS ON SUNDAY"
Interview in Computerworld magazine on digital film-making 20 Feb 2009
TV3 Nightline story & video on DocNZ featuring SHUSTAK: 19 Feb 2009
Interview with Stuart Page by Alicia Hamilton in MiNDFOOD online magazine
Poster by Martin Page for SHUSTAK exhibit (MIC Toi Rerehiko, Auckland, Jul 2008)
eyeCONTACT review SHUSTAK exhibit (MIC Toi Rerehiko, Auckland, Jul 2008)
Photographs of SHUSTAK exhibit opening (MIC Toi Rerehiko, Auckland, Jul 2008)
TV3 news clip of SHUSTAK exhibit (MIC Toi Rerehiko, Auckland, Jul 2008)
L.N.Shustak's Art in Public website
new shustak.org website established march 2009 by henri shustak
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Brief history of 
Larence N. Shustak was born in The Bronx, NYC, 13 Feb 1926, lived & worked as a photographer in NYC and later taught photography for a short time in Carbondale, Illinois.
He moved to Christchurch, New Zealand in 1973, and established the Photography Dept at the School of Fine Arts, Univ. of Canterbury. He remained in Christchurch until retirement around 1990 when he moved into an old Samoan Church at South Brighton Beach.
Larence departed our company on 15 May 2003
An exhibition of SHUSTAK and PAGE images & films was held July/August 2008
MIC gallery, K' Rd, Auckland New Zealand.
Larry is survived by his wife Margo, two sons and two daughters from his three marriages.
His first son Allan died in August 2005.
