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In August 2017, in the lead-up to national elections, Jacinda Ardern unexpectedly became New Zealand’s opposition party leader. She had just turned 37. Two frenetic months later, she was Prime Minister. Just before the final vote was in, she discovered she was pregnant. She would become only the second head of state in history to give birth while in office.
Ardern quickly became one of the most recognizable leaders in the world. She drew global attention from people craving a sensitive and compassionate approach to the critical issues of our time. In private, she struggled with being a mother and proving herself to a public skeptical of women’s leadership. A series of crises - the Christchurch massacre, pandemic lockdowns, and disinformation-fueled protests outside Parliament - would test that leadership and the feminine touch she brought to it. She resigned from office in January 2023, shocking her supporters and critics alike.
Going behind the scenes of her administration and her private life, PRIME MINISTER follows Jacinda for seven years as she is catapulted to the top of New Zealand politics, becomes a feminist political icon, resigns suddenly from office and continues to champion the fight against isolationism, fear, and the distortion of truth. Intimate home footage shot by her husband and audio interviews that Jacinda did while in office give us unparalleled access. Along with in-depth contemporaneous interviews, these form the emotional backbone of the story, giving viewers an unfiltered window into her years in power.
The world is at a perilous political crossroads. Trust in institutions, expertise, and liberal democracy itself are under dire strain. Which direction will we go? PRIME MINISTER leaves viewers wondering what the world might be like with more Jacindas at the helm.
Directed by Michelle Walshe & Lindsay Utz
In August 2017, in the lead-up to national elections, Jacinda Ardern unexpectedly became New Zealand’s opposition party leader. She had just turned 37. Two frenetic months later, she was Prime Minister. Just before the final vote was in, she discovered she was pregnant. She would become only the second head of state in history to give birth while in office.
Ardern quickly became one of the most recognizable leaders in the world. She drew global attention from people craving a sensitive and compassionate approach to the critical issues of our time. In private, she struggled with being a mother and proving herself to a public skeptical of women’s leadership. A series of crises - the Christchurch massacre, pandemic lockdowns, and disinformation-fueled protests outside Parliament - would test that leadership and the feminine touch she brought to it. She resigned from office in January 2023, shocking her supporters and critics alike.
Going behind the scenes of her administration and her private life, PRIME MINISTER follows Jacinda for seven years as she is catapulted to the top of New Zealand politics, becomes a feminist political icon, resigns suddenly from office and continues to champion the fight against isolationism, fear, and the distortion of truth. Intimate home footage shot by her husband and audio interviews that Jacinda did while in office give us unparalleled access. Along with in-depth contemporaneous interviews, these form the emotional backbone of the story, giving viewers an unfiltered window into her years in power.
The world is at a perilous political crossroads. Trust in institutions, expertise, and liberal democracy itself are under dire strain. Which direction will we go? PRIME MINISTER leaves viewers wondering what the world might be like with more Jacindas at the helm.
Directed by Michelle Walshe & Lindsay Utz
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00:01Do you think you can brilliantly lead a goal?
00:03Would you like to tell me why you don't think I can?
00:07Your eyes have now turned to the cinder out dirt.
00:10Step up to the plate or watch your party die.
00:12We will remain relentlessly positive.
00:14That is who we are as New Zealanders.
00:17No one thought it was plausible that we could win.
00:20At the end we chose the New Labour Party.
00:26I think I have natural levels of anxiety for someone who's 37 years old.
00:30And who's also pregnant.
00:33Every time I got on a plane I would look out a window and I would think
00:36from that mountain to that river, that is my responsibility.
00:41This is normal.
00:44I have three years to do as much as we can.
00:47But in the back of my mind I thought, how am I going to do this with a baby?
00:52I just feel sorry for myself listening to that because I just have no idea what's coming.
00:57Absolutely no idea.
00:58There were two groups on the island, those who were evacuated and those close to the eruption.
01:05We only have six cases at the moment.
01:07This can only be described as a terrorist attack.
01:12Crises make governments and they break governments.
01:14If things went wrong, it was my job to fix it.
01:20I was 14 years old when someone first used the term imposter syndrome.
01:25And it was just like something clicked.
01:27I just had a bit of a fear that I shouldn't be there.
01:29It's hard to switch on the news some days and just think the world is a dumpster fire.
01:38How do we shine a light on the humanity I know is still there?
01:41You can be anxious, sensitive, kind.
01:51You can be a mother, a nerd, a crier.
01:54You can be all of these things.
01:57And you can lead just like me.
01:59Like me.
02:02Like me.
02:03Like me.
02:06Like me.
02:08Like me.
02:09You