Juliet Gerrard: Science in Dark Times

Shirley Horrocks offers an insightful documentary portrait of our PM’s Chief Science Advisor, one that brings Gerrard’s engaging personality to the fore alongside her academic and scientific nous.

Makes a strong case for how people skills, empathy and a focus on understanding by both Gerrard and the PM proved immensely important to Aotearoa’s COVID response (though this is about more than the pandemic). ~Steve Newall, NZIFF