A Tall Long Faced Tale

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Title

A Tall Long Faced Tale

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In this documentary, children's author Margaret Mahy is interviewed at her Governors Bay home by friend and fellow author Elizabeth Knox. Many of Mahy's beloved storybook characters also appear, to put her on the spot about where they came from. In this excerpt, the famous lion from A Lion in the Meadow thanks Mahy for making him yellow, and Mahy talks about eating porridge three times a day as a young solo mum. Yvonne Mackay directed this seamless mix of real life and animation (courtesy of ...

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Video

Date created

2008

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/a-tall-long-faced-tale-2008

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