JOS- The Forgotten Photographer Who Saved a Town

Video (2023)

Co-directed and produced by Dave Kwant (cinematography, editing, sound) with research and writing by Robyn Janes, this 46-minute documentary honors pioneering Czech-born New Zealand goldminer and photographer Jos Divis (1885–1967), often called the "inventor of the selfie". The film follows photography historian Brian Scadden and researcher Simon Nathan as they recreate Divis's historic images of early-1900s mining life in Waiuta.