Helen Kelly - Together

Director Tony Sutorius describes this documentary as "Helen Kelly’s last year fighting injustice, with love". Sutorius (Campaign) filmed the renowned trade unionist as she battled lung cancer and continued advocating. Kelly was a staunch advocate for better safety standards in the Kiwi forestry industry, and sought justice through the courts for families of Pike River mine victims. This trailer shows Kelly's health deteriorating, but not her sense of humour — "shut the door, some of us don't have long to live" — and includes brief but harrowing footage from the Pike River disaster.

I haven't been wearing it much, I've mainly been wearing my bald head.

– Helen Kelly describing her beanie

Key Cast & Crew

Catherine Fitzgerald

Producer

Paul Sutorius

Editor

Tony Sutorius

Director, Cinematographer, Producer

John McKay

Sound Mix

Steve Roche

Composer

David Long

Composer