Miriama McDowell

Biopic about the life of Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.

When a burglary goes wrong, a meth addict must choose between his family or his next fix.

Viajando por la desolada carretera de un valle interminable, Alan y Jill detienen su vehículo para llevar a sus hijos adolescentes a una caminata por la naturaleza de Nueva Zelanda. Cuando paran para disfrutar de un aperitivo, dos vagabundos aparecen de la nada y rodean a la pacífica familia. En un inesperado acto de violencia secuestran a la familia, lo que desata una serie de acontecimientos de los que no existe escapatoria.

A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.

A couple faced with a small animal's suffering don't know what to do; she suggests stepping on its head but he prefers to cover it up.

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Basada en la vida de un carismático y brillante (pero poco conocido) jugador de ajedrez de Nueva Zelanda: Génesis Potini, también conocido como El General. Con una gran carga emocional, este provocador drama muestra a un hombre que busca el coraje para liderar, a pesar de sus propias adversidades.

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi’s 6 February 1840 signing. The production drops the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa’s founding document, and uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind its signing. Written by Gavin Strawhan, with Witi Ihimaera, What Really Happened screened on TVNZ for Waitangi Day 2011. Peter Burger won Best Director - Drama/Comedy at the 2011 Aotearoa TV Awards for his work. (from nzonscreen.com)

Based on a true story, STOLEN is an emotional thriller about every parent's greatest fear. Kahu Durie - the adopted baby daughter of Maori High Court Judge, Justice Eddie Durie and prominent lawyer, Donna Hall - is snatched at gunpoint as Donna pushes the pram in the street. Nine tense days follow and the nation is gripped by brave television appeals for the baby's safe return. Following Donna Hall's emotional public plea, a letter arrives, demanding the highest ransom in New Zealand's history. The police work tirelessly and the net closes on a secluded house...Terence Traynor became intent on committing a perfect crime, motivated by greed and inspired by American TV.

A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...

One summer’s day, Jayde and Wiremu tag along with their older siblings on a trip to a local swimming hole; young passions ignite by the Rotorua hot pool. Later, tragedy occurs and Jayde faces lost innocence and the ritual of tangi while bearing a secret.