Florian Habicht/Supplied
New Zealand gem James & Isey has completed its fifth weekend in cinemas with a box office of $530,000. It’s already in the top 10 best-selling NZ documentaries of all time. “It makes my heart sing that I am attending an Orchestra Wellington concert this Saturday that is already sold out,” blogged Creative New Zealand chief executive Stephen Wainwright last week. “Looking back a year ago, it was only in my most optimistic moments that I would have visualised this outcome.” Since borders closed, interest in our arts has felt keener. We’re wearing masks on public transport, but we’re not avoiding sitting together in venues. After only three weeks on local cinema release in March