Garth Maxwell and Peter Wells' deeply personal ode to friend, fashionista and foot-fetishist Doug George who narrates the story of how high heels saved his life. Recently selected by MoMA for its permanent film collection.
Screened as part of 2024
Naughty Little Peeptoe 2000
Screening as part of the NZIFF 2024 Aotearoa Film Focus Weekend.
Best known for his cultish debut feature, Jack Be Nimble, as well as prolific work in television across both sides of the Tasman, Garth Maxwell here offers a deeply personal film, co-directed by the late Peter Wells, in Naughty Little Peeptoe. An ode to friend, fashionista and foot-fetishist Doug George, Maxwell along with collaborator Debra Daley recorded the caustic, chaotic narration from George, retelling the story of how high heels saved his life.
The featurette was recently picked up by MoMA as part of its permanent film collection, with film curator Ron Magliozzi dubbing it a “witty testimony to the durable, liberating spirit of a queer perspective”. Peeptoe will be preceded by a screening of Maxwell’s first ever film Come With Us, a short collaboration with Simon Marler. — Matt Bloomfield
“We gratefully acknowledge Doug’s sister Beren Knox for her support in the making of this film.”
Late Night Lounge with Garth Maxwell and Samuel Te Kani will follow and is included in the ticket price - see here for details.