Building Bridges: Bill Youren's Vision of Peace (2023)

Farmer, family man, and—unlikely leftist organiser. Bill Youren gave up a career as a lawyer to live a traditional farmer life in the back-blocks of the Hawke's Bay. He was also a zealous supporter of freedom of speech in a political environment, with the backdrop of the Cold War and the 1951 Waterfront Strike, where anyone labelled a Communist was seen as an existential threat.

Released

2023-07-28

Genres

Documentary, History

Runtime

82 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

John Chrisstoffels