VESSEL

Within the museum he built from sacrifice, in an ongoing struggle to safeguard NZ's ceramic legacy, master potter Rick Rudd shapes a deeply personal and significant statement for the future — supported by renowned ceramicists, friends and family beholding vessels from memorable moments in their own lives.

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VESSEL is an intimate documentary about master ceramicist Rick Rudd — one of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists — as he nears the end of a remarkable journey.

With unprecedented access, we follow Rick inside the world’s only museum dedicated to New Zealand ceramic art — the museum he built by sacrificing everything. As he creates what may be his pinnacle masterpiece, entirely within the museum’s walls, he reflects on a life shaped by clay, vision, and devotion.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime story of legacy, identity, and the quiet courage it takes to dedicate your life to something that lasts.
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Pre-release VESSEL poster concept

TEASER

Meet the crew

Kevin Double
Writer | Director | Editor

Double Farley Ltd
​Production Company

Double Farley Films

Melita Farley
Producer

​RELEASE

2026

TYPE

Feature Documentary 

DURATION

90 mins

MASTER

2K

CLASSIFICATION

TBC

LANGUAGE

English

DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

Please direct all screening enquiries to:
Melita Farley (Producer) via
​Double Farley Creative Partners Limited, New Zealand

Pre-release exclusive rights available for selected worldwide territories via agreement by
contacting [email protected] in the first instance.

Formats and runtime

Cinema and Festival feature length version in:

• 4K DCI DCP & PRORES master screener
• 4K DCI H264 screener

​All screeners will include SRT/SDH (English) files.