简介：InRubbingsFromaLiveMan,directorFlorianHabicht(Woodenhead,KaikoheDemolition)craftstogetheraflamboyant,tour-de-forceexplorationofthelifeandtimesoftheincomparableWarwickBroadhead.Broadhead’scareerasaperformingartistanddirectorhasspannedfourdecades.(FrommarryinghishouseinGreyLynn,tohugeshowsinChurches,abandonedbuildingsandgardens.Untilnowhe’sneverallowedhisworktoberecorded. InthishybriddocumentaryBroadheadre-enactsthehighestandlowestpointsofhislifethroughvariousalter-egosandvignettesthatlavishhisstoryuponthescreen.TogetherfilmmakerandsubjectrevisitBroadhead’schildhoodin50’sKiwisuburbia,hiswildecstatic60’sinSanFranciscowiththeAngelsofLight,andaheapoftrauma,exaltationandgriefeversince.ThroughitallHabichtsearchesforthesoulofhissubjectandexplorestheculturesthatforgedhim. AuniquecollaborationbetweentwoofNewZealand’smostoriginalartists,RubbingsfromaLiveManisatestamenttooneman’sabilitytostarehislifeintheface,byperformingitanew. It'sraretoseesuchacreativeandsingularspiritcapturedsocompletelyonfilm,andthismakesforcompellingviewing.Movingandfascinating!–MichaelHurst Haveseen[this]wonderfulwitnesstohumansufferingandjoy.Wasverymoved.–GaylenePreston Anexhilaratingcarnivaloflaughter,tearsanddeath-cheatingstunts.–BillGosden Abrilliant,heartwrenchingmovie.–MaryJaneO’Reilly TheNewZealandFilmCommissionpresentsaPicturesforAnnaandEscapadePicturesProductionRUBBINGSFROMALIVEMANadocumentaryperformedbyandbasedonthelifestoryofWarwickBroadheadSoundDesignRayBeentjesOriginalMusicMarcChestermanEditedbyFlorianHabicht&ChristopherPryorDirectorofPhotographyChristopherPryorConceived&RealisedbyFlorianHabicht&WarwickBroadheadwithChristopherPryor&PhilippaCampbellProducedbyPhilippaCampbell&FlorianHabichtDirectedbyFlorianHabicht…