Australia gives Helen Clark a standing ovation for an amazing reason

Publish Date: Monday, 12 June 2017, 2:20PM

The upcoming documentary following Helen Clark for a year has premiered in Sydney.

My Year With Helen, directed by filmmaker Gaylene Preston, follows the former prime minister in the year she campaigned for the position of UN Secretary General.

Clark shared a photo of her and Preston on Instagram, confirming the film received a standing ovation.

With Gaylene Preston at premiere of her latest documentary 🎥 #myyearwithhelen at its premiere @sydfilmfest yesterday. Gaylene and crew followed me for around 18 months, including for the period of my #Helen4SG campaign. The film will be screened @nziff in #auckland #wellington #christchurch #dunedin in July/August, and go on general release later. Last night it received a standing ovation in #Sydney #Australia . Thanks @nzfilm #nzonair, & other funders.

A post shared by Helen Clark (@helenclarknz) on Jun 10, 2017 at 6:03pm PDT

Kiwi star Danielle Cormack voiced her support for the documentary on Instagram with a photo of her and the "indomitable" Clark.

"A brilliant, warm, funny, insightful doco by @gaylenepreston about HC running for Secretary General @unitednations - Highly Recommend," Cormack wrote.

🎥MY MOMENT WITH THE INDOMITABLE @helenclarknz AT @sydfilmfest screening of #MYYEARWITHHELEN - A brilliant, warm, funny, insightful doco by @gaylenepreston about HC running for Secretary General @unitednations - Highly Recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📸 @arnoldpalmer_

A post shared by D A N I E L L E C O R M A C K™ (@_daniellecormack_) on Jun 11, 2017 at 3:02am PDT

My Year With Helen has been announced as part of New Zealand International Film Festival's program, which runs from July 20 – August 6.

This article was first published on spy.co.nz and is republished here with permission.

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