Daytime Tiger is the result of an invitation from prolific NZ writer and poet Michael Morrissey, for film-maker Costa Botes to come into his home and document his struggle with manic depression.
2011 · 1h 32m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Costa Botes’ portrait of New Zealand writer Michael Morrissey is indeed a tiger-ride – an up-close encounter with an extremely intelligent man in the grip of bipolar disorder. It’s also a harrowing portrait of marriage vows tested to the extreme.
Director: Costa Botes
Music by: Tom McLeod
Cinematography: Costa Botes
Editor: Costa Botes