City gets Off The Cutting Room Floor

Kerry Fowler, left, and Don Stafford photographed together in the mid-1990s.

A screening of unused footage of Rotorua people and places featuring Rotorua's late historian, Don Stafford, is back by popular demand.

Initially shown at Ohinemutu in April to mark the fourth anniversary of the widely respected Rotorua man's passing, the hour-long film is to be shown free of charge at the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) public forum on June 18.

The film has been compiled by Dr Stafford's long-time cameraman, Kerry Fowler, who has entitled it Off The Cutting Room Floor.

As well as featuring local people and sites of historical significance around the Rotorua region, the film includes amusing out-takes that had to be cut from the films they related to.

"These caused a great deal of amusement when the film was shown at Ohinemutu and it's good to be able to show Don as the humourist he was as well as his more serious historian side." Mr Fowler said

The Ohinemutu screening attracted a full house with some who'd wanted to see it missing out on tickets.

"It is for this reason U3A has organised the re-screening which is free and open to the public, the professional audio visual presentation will be on a wide screen to give viewing of the highest quality," U3A president Loeta Davies said

Off The Cutting Room Floor will be shown at the Bridge Club, Neil Hunt Park, next Wednesday at 10am with doors opening at 9.30am for refreshments.