Following its successful launch in New Zealand, the acclaimed new documentary on the life of Dame Fiona Kidman has featured at a special showing in Paris, attended by dignitaries including past writers-in-residence at Randell Cottage.

The New Zealand Ambassador to France, Her Excellency Caroline Bilkey, wrote, “A wonderful weekend of New Zealand culture in Paris. I saw the excellent documentary ‘The House Within’ about the life of one of our greatest writers, Dame Fiona Kidman, at the musée Quai Branly and it was a privilege to meet her afterwards. She is a former Katherine Mansfield fellow who spent time in Menton and has a strong affinity for France.”

The focal point of Dame Fiona’s trip is a special screening of  The House Within at the St Tropez Antipodes Film Festival. We look forward to more news of her triumphant travels.