VESSEL

A celebration of artists reunited with their art, which collectively forms New Zealand's only dedicated Museum of Studio Ceramics. ​

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TITLE

VESSEL

TAGLINE

Holding a fragile legacy.

LOG LINE

VESSEL celebrates the artists reunited with their art, which collectively forms New Zealand's only dedicated Museum of Studio Ceramics. 

SYNOPSIS

Potter Rick Rudd curates and protects the nation's fragile crafted legacies within the walls of Quartz, Museum of Studio Ceramics. The film follows the construction of one of Rick's latest works in intimate detail, silently capturing his hands forming the clay into another masterpiece. Rick reaches out for help to realise his vision and find release from the daily challenges of single-handedly running a world-class museum.

VESSEL 'Holding a fragile legacy' release poster

Meet the crew

Kevin Double
Director | Camera | Editor

Double Farley Ltd
​Production Company

Double Farley Films

Melita Farley
Writer | Producer

​RELEASE

2026

TYPE

Feature Documentary 

DURATION

89 mins

MASTER

4K PRORES 422HQ

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.