Trouble Is My Business

Juliette Veber's observational documentary tells the story of Gary Peach, a teacher in charge of discipline at South Auckland's Aorere College. 'Peachy' has unorthodox methods (like wrangling truants with a loudhailer) but his genuine commitment to the mainly Māori and Pacific Island kids is provoking and affecting. Filmed over six months on the trail of Peach's beat, the film won applause when it debuted at the 2008 NZ Film Festival and made many annual 'best of' lists. The NZ Herald called it a "very moving report from education's frontline ... a compelling watch".

[The film] shows us that this refreshingly blunt and honest man genuinely cares about each and every one of the students, and will not stand for even one of them being left behind by a system that sometimes loses patience too early with those who need it the most. This is a terrific piece of work — funny, entertaining, occasionally downright moving.

– Graeme Tuckett describes the film's subject Gary Peach in a four star review, The Dominion Post, 13 August 2009

Key Cast & Crew

Luke Berryman

Composer

Joost Langeveld

Composer

Vicky Pope

Producer

Juliette Veber

Director, Camera, Producer

Cushla Dillon

Editor

Chris van der Geer

Composer