Jacinda Ardern Documentary ‘Prime Minister’ Gets November Premiere on CNN
A roundtable discussion hosted by Abby Phillip will stream exclusively on CNN after the film’s debut.
How ‘Prime Minister’ Landed with Madison Wells
Founder Gigi Pritzker and film and TV head Rachel Shane recall wooing former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and taking the film to Sundance: "There were people coming up to us afterward crying."
"This Seems Important" - Why Jacinda Ardern's Husband Documented Her Five Years As Prime Minister
Clarke Gayford, the husband of New Zealand's former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, picked up his camera after his wife was elected and captured incredible footage of moments big and small throughout her time in office. The resulting documentary, "Prime Minister," is in theaters June 13th and Ardern's memoir, "A Different Kind of Power," is available now.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Docu ‘Prime Minister’ Acquired By Magnolia, HBO Docu Films & CNN Films After Prize-Winning Sundance Bow
The documentary about former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern that electrified in its Sundance Film Festival debut has found a home.
Oprah and Jacinda Ardern: A Different Kind of Power
The Right Honorable Dame Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand, joins The Oprah Podcast to discuss her new memoir, A Different Kind of Power which is available on June 3rd, 2025.
T&C Exclusive: Watch the Trailer for Prime Minister
A new documentary offers an intimate look at Jacinda Ardern's life during her five years as New Zealand's prime minister.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Crisis, Kindness, and Change
In a world that rewards power grabs, Jacinda Ardern chose a different path. The former prime minister of New Zealand, who led her country through the Christchurch massacre and COVID, talks with Katie about leading through heartbreak and crisis, why kindness isn’t weakness, and the courage it takes to step away from power. It’s all detailed in her new book A Different Kind of Power and the behind-the-scenes doc Prime Minister, out June 13.
How Jacinda Ardern Changed the Look of Leadership
The first time I saw Jacinda Ardern speak, at a press conference shortly after she was elected prime minister of New Zealand at the age of 37, I felt something close to revelation.
Jacinda Ardern Thinks World Leaders Need More Kindness
The former prime minister, who led New Zealand through the pandemic, has published a memoir arguing for more empathy in politics.
THR Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2025
Directors Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe’s doc about Jacinda Ardern is a timely and bracingly intimate portrait of a woman in power, examining the left-wing prime minister’s work and life choices during her five-year term as New Zealand’s galvanizing head of government.
Sundance 2025: The Dating Game, Prime Minister, How to Build a Library
Directors Michelle Walshe & Lindsay Utz’s film “Prime Minister” takes a fairly straightforward approach with a gentle touch. It’s a traditional kind of documentary, following Ardern’s journey into politics and her term as prime minister in mostly a chronological timeline.
This Week In Documentary
As we (finally) close out the first month of 2025, this year’s Sundance Film Festival is also winding down. We’ve covered some of the programmed documentaries…
Best Documentaries of Sundance 2025
We can't see all of this year's Sundance documentaries, but of those we've seen, this is our ranking.
2025 Sundance Film Festival announces award winners
The U.S. documentary audience award went to “André is an Idiot,” a life-affirming film about dying of colon cancer. Other audience picks were “Prime Minister,” about former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and “DJ Ahmet,” a coming-of-age film about a 15-year-old boy in North Macedonia.
Sundance: ‘Atropia,’ ‘Seeds’ Win Top Festival Jury Prizes
Among the audience awards, Twinless won in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, and André Is an Idiot topped the U.S. Documentary Competition. DJ Ahmet collected the audience award for World Cinema Dramatic Competition, with Prime Minister prevailing for the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
Atropia Wins Grand Jury Prize at 2025 Sundance Film Festival
The 2025 Sundance Film Festival has two more days of in-person and online screenings, but the world premieres have been over since Tuesday. This morning, the festival revealed its juried and audience awards. The big winners were “Atropia,” “Seeds,” “Twinless,” “East of Wall,” and “André is an Idiot.”