rangi takō | clear skies – Winterstellar Charitable Trust

Experience the clarity and beauty of Southern New Zealand’s night skies immersed in an original soundtrack

Spring Schedule at Central Cinema, Alexandra

Screening Times

Every Sunday | 12 noon

and every Monday | 5:30pm

Booking Request Form

Ticket price $10 adult, $5 child or $25 for family.
Pay by EFTPOS or Cash at Central Cinema before your screening.

Trailer for the 15 minute short film

Movie poster featuring image of Aurora over lake and mountains, the movie title "rangi takō clear skies", and an image of the Milky Way with light shining out of shotgun holes in the walls and door of a long drop toilet amongst the tussock in the foreground.

Featuring the video artwork of:

John Ecksmann, Stephen Patience, Richard Zheng, Joseph Pooley, Rachel Gillespie, Paul Wilson, Joe Nidd, Brian Boyle & Andy Davey

With original music composed and performed by:

Liz Conway

About this short film

Since 2020 we have included video installations at Winterstellar exhibitions featuring some of the excellent time-lapse videography produced by the amazing Winterstellar artists.

For 2024 we were excited to be working with Alexandra musician Liz Conway to produce an original soundtrack for our video production.

This stunning film captures the unique night skies in many special locations:

Central Otago including Alexandra, Wederburn, St Bathans, Becks, Bendigo, Cromwell & Poolburn
Canterbury including Aoraki/Mt Cook, Tekapo, Tasman Lake, & Akaroa/Banks Peninsular
Dunedin region including Otago Peninsula, Mt Cargill, Taieri Gorge, Hindon & Moeraki
Catlins and Southland regions including Nugget Point Lighthouse & Waipapa Lighthouse

Tasman Lake - Richard Zheng — Tasman Lake – Richard Zheng

Akaroa, Canterbury - Paul Wilson — Akaroa, Canterbury – Paul Wilson

Welshtown Hut, Bendigo - Stephen Patience — Welshtown Hut, Bendigo – Stephen Patience

Waipapa Lighthouse - Richard Zheng — Waipapa Lighthouse – Richard Zheng

Latest Reviews

"Thank you! It was an amazing work that helps to remind us how big nature is, much more than us. Beautiful photography and music. Nature is unbelievable!" | Amaia Urrutia Enuso, Spain
"We [really] liked how the music and the [pictures] went together. We would [definitely] come again." | Lucy and Maia, age 9
"Thank you so much to those who put this together & fund it. It truly is phenomenal & I am really lost for words!! Thank you." | Vania Smith
"Maddie loves it." | Maddie, 5 years old
"I liked it." | Archie
"Oh my goodness! After the film I said I felt like I'd seen the face of God!! Truly the music carried me through scenes I could never imagine. Oh Wow." | Barbara Steiner, USA
"I brought my visitor from Spain. We both LOVED this film. Many congratulations. It should be a permanent addition to the exhibits in the Museum. Inspiring." | Evelyn Skinner
"Unique and spectacular. A gift from the photographers and the musician." - Bert Steiner, USA

Contact us (info@winterstellar.com) with special requests for ‘On Demand’ bookings for 10 or more people (at least 2 weeks notice required).

Made with the generous support of: