Rail:lines - The Film Ōtepoti

In late 2020, performance poets Liz Breslin, Laura Williamson and Annabel Wilson set out on their e-bikes on the Otago Central Rail Trail on a ‘spoke’n’word tour’ (see what they did there?). They packed amps, mics and notebooks into trailers and pedalled the length of the Rail Trail, performing in the historic halls along the way. It was a poetry tour like no other: emission-free, muddy and rowdy, against a backdrop of otherworldly landscapes.

Rail:lines The Film is a documentary tour of their experience, with footage (why do they call it footage?) of the shows in each hall and of the landscapes of the Rail Trail, overlaid with the conversation, poems and original music by Laura Williamson and Angela Mote. It will spin your wheels.

Join Laura, Liz and Annabel for a live poetry performance followed by a screening of Rail:lines The Film, a 25-minute documentary about the tour and then a Q&A.