Biography: Dennis, Jonathan Spencer
Links and sources
Websites
James Ingram McDonald
Read Jonathan Dennis’s Dictionary of New Zealand Biography entry about pioneer filmmaker James Ingram McDonald.
Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
View the website of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, the successor to the New Zealand Film Archive after it merged with the Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero and the Television New Zealand Archive between 2012 and 2014.
Jonathan Dennis on NZ On Screen
Read Jonathan Dennis’s profile on NZ On Screen, and watch footage filmed by and featuring Dennis himself.
Jonathan Dennis on Kaleidoscope, 1982
Watch Jonathan Dennis talk about the work of the New Zealand Film Archive, along with his friend Witarina Harris.
Mouth wide open: a journey in film with Ted Coubray (1998)
Watch Jonathan Dennis’s 1998 documentary about New Zealand film pioneer Ted Coubray.
Remembering Jonathan Dennis
Listen to author Emma Jean Kelly talk about her research into Jonathan Dennis’s life.
Friendship is the Harbour of Joy
Watch Peter Well’s documentary about Jonathan Dennis’s close friendship with Witarina Harris, filmed during the final months of Jonathan’s life.
Bibliography
Jonathan Spencer Dennis papers. MS-Group-0531, Alexander Turnbull Library
Jonathan Spencer Dennis papers. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Dennis, J. & J. Bieringa (eds). Film in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellington, 1992, second edition 1996
Kelly, E.J. The adventures of Jonathan Dennis: bicultural film archiving in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Barnet, 2015
McCarthy, C. Museums and Māori: heritage professionals indigenous collections current practice. Wellington, 2011