March 11, 2026 - Meaningful Movie - The Prime Minister

What: Meaningful Movie "The Prime Minister"

When: March 11 , 2026 at 7 pm

Where: The Park Church - Beecher Hall (enter via parking lot door near Gray St.)

🆓 The movie event is free and open to all.

🍿 ☕ 🫖 🍪 Pop Corn, Coffee, Cookies

The Prime Minister

Prime Minister is a 2025 documentary film about Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023. The film is directed by Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe. It premiered in January 2025 at the Sundance Film Festival.

The 102-minute film documents the five years of Ardern's tenure, including both her political and private life. It contains audio recordings of the Political Diaries project of the Alexander Turnbull Library and home videos recorded by Ardern's husband Clarke Gayford. The film includes information on the Christchurch mosque shootings, the 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The film received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 43 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Brisk, insightful, and gently crafted, Prime Minister offers a persuasive and inspiring portrait of Jacinda Ardern."

After watching the film, Ardern said that "I cried through most of it, and I'm not sure if that's equivalent to laughing at your own jokes. I was very emotional watching it. I credit the storytellers for it." She has also said that the film-makers took the opportunity to tell the whole story – the highs, the lows, the good, the bad, and the ugly.”

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