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Leon Narbey
Leon Gordon Alexander Narbey (born 2 August 1947) is a New Zealand cinematographer. Born in Helensville, Narbey was educated at the Elam School of Fine Arts, specialising in sculpture. Married Anita Janske Narbey (1944 - 2019) in 1966 and they had together two daughters Vanessa and Beatrix. He lectured at the University of Canterbury in 1972, before joining the Television New Zealand, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation as a news cameraman. In the mid-1970s, he shot the Geoff Steven documentary ''Te Matakite o Aotearoa'', about the 1975 Māori land march. In 1978 he made ''Bastion Point Day 507'' with Merata Mita and Gerd Pohlmann which he also edited and co-produced with them. Later he continued his partnership with Steven on three documentaries shot in China in 1979 including ''Gung Ho'' (about Rewi Alley) and ''The Humble Force''. He co-wrote and directed two feature films, ''Illustrious Energy'' and ''The Footstep Man'', in 1987 and 1992 respectively. In 1990, he shot the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Swadel
Paul Regan Swadel (23 October 1968 – 18 March 2016) was a New Zealand film director and producer. Life and career Swadel nurtured a filmmaking partnership with James Cunningham that spanned fifteen years and four globally successful short films. Their film ''Infection'' competed at Cannes International Film Festival 2000, Sundance Film Festival 2001 and twenty other international film festivals. Paul and James developed an indie performance capture driven CGI film ''Marshal'' with Mark Ordesky, executive producer of The Lord of the Rings. Their proof of concept short film ''Poppy'', was shot on the Weta Digital motion capture soundstage. ''Poppy'' features Matthew Sunderland, winner of Best Actor Award at the 2008 NZ Screen Awards. Swadel was a co-executive producer of Headstrong with Ant Timpson and Leanne Saunders. Their feature film '' The Devil Dared Me To'' had its world premiere at SXSW and screened at over twenty International Film Festivals. It has been so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Spanley
''Dean Spanley'' is a 2008 British comedy drama film, with fantastic elements, directed by Fijian New Zealander Toa Fraser. Set in Edwardian England, the film is based on an Alan Sharp adaptation of Irish author Lord Dunsany's 1936 novella ''My Talks with Dean Spanley''. It stars Sam Neill as the Dean, Jeremy Northam and Peter O'Toole as Fisk Junior and Fisk Senior respectively and Bryan Brown as Wrather. Plot The narrative is called "a surreal period comedic tale of canine reincarnation exploring the relationships between father and son and master and dog". Peter O'Toole said that the film's use of comedy to explore the relationship between a father and son was part of the attraction for him: "All of us have had these difficult familial relationships and I think it's a film for all of us who understand the relationship between a father and son. It's been interesting watching how various members of the crew have been looking at the monitors during scenes, because they come up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elam Art School Alumni
Elam (; Linear Elamite: ''hatamti''; Cuneiform Elamite: ; Sumerian: ; Akkadian: ; he, עֵילָם ''ʿēlām''; peo, 𐎢𐎺𐎩 ''hūja'') was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of southern Iraq. The modern name ''Elam'' stems from the Sumerian transliteration ''elam(a)'', along with the later Akkadian ''elamtu'', and the Elamite ''haltamti.'' Elamite states were among the leading political forces of the Ancient Near East. In classical literature, Elam was also known as Susiana ( ; grc, Σουσιανή ''Sousiānḗ''), a name derived from its capital Susa. Elam was part of the early urbanization of the Near East during the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age). The emergence of written records from around 3000 BC also parallels Sumerian history, where slightly earlier records have been found. In the Old Elamite period (M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Film Directors
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Living People
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Giselle (film)
''Giselle'' is a 2013 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Toa Fraser. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is based on the 2012 production ''Giselle'', performed by The Royal New Zealand Ballet which many of the cast members are part of. Cast * Gillian Murphy as Giselle * Abigail Boyle as Myrtha * Jacob Chown as Hilarion * Maclean Hopper as Wilfrid * Qi Huan as Albrecht References External links * ''Giselle''at NZ On Screen NZ On Screen is a state-funded online promotional showcase of New Zealand television and film. Funded by NZ On Air, it provides free worldwide access to NZ-produced television, film and music videos. Content is streamed and the webpages provide ... 2013 films 2013 drama films Ballet films New Zealand drama films 2010s English-language films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orator (film)
''The Orator'' ( sm, O Le Tulafale) is a 2011 Samoan and New Zealand film written and directed by Tusi Tamasese. It is the first ever Samoan feature film, "entirely shot in Samoa, in the Samoan language, with a Samoan cast and story"."Samoan Feature Film First" New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 11 October 2010 The film was selected as the New Zealand entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the , but it did not make the final shortlist. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouchable Girls
The Topp Twins (born 14 May 1958) are the folk singing and activist sister comedy duo of New Zealand entertainers Jools and Lynda Topp. They are known for their country music influenced style, live shows and television performances. They often perform as characters, the most notable being the roles ''Ken & Ken'', and ''Camp Mother & Camp Leader''. Career The Topp Twins have performed as a country music-singing comedy duo since the 1970s. They started singing together and performing when they were children. Busking in Auckland on Queen Street in the 1980s was formative to their dynamic as entertainers with a regular Friday night appearance. They were singing political songs of protest, about topics such as Māori land rights at Bastion Point and Nuclear Free New Zealand. Both have been openly lesbian since the 1970s, and were advocates for homosexual law reform. The Topp Twins developed characters for the banter and audience interaction around their music. As Jools said: "We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topp Twins
The Topp Twins (born 14 May 1958) are the folk singing and activist sister comedy duo of New Zealand entertainers Jools and Lynda Topp. They are known for their country music influenced style, live shows and television performances. They often perform as characters, the most notable being the roles ''Ken & Ken'', and ''Camp Mother & Camp Leader''. Career The Topp Twins have performed as a country music-singing comedy duo since the 1970s. They started singing together and performing when they were children. Busking in Auckland on Queen Street in the 1980s was formative to their dynamic as entertainers with a regular Friday night appearance. They were singing political songs of protest, about topics such as Māori land rights at Bastion Point and Nuclear Free New Zealand. Both have been openly lesbian since the 1970s, and were advocates for homosexual law reform. The Topp Twins developed characters for the banter and audience interaction around their music. As Jools said: "W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Of The Children
''Rain of the Children'' is a 2008 feature film written, directed and produced by Vincent Ward. It stars Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison. In ''Rain of the Children'', Ward further explores the subject of his earlier film, '' In Spring One Plants Alone'' when, as a young film student he travelled to the Ureweras and documented the lives of an elderly Māori woman (Puhi) and her schizophrenic son (Niki). Cast * Rena Owen, star of ''Once Were Warriors'' features as Puhi Tatu. Miriama Rangi, Mikaira Tawhara Harmony Wihapi and Melody Wihapi all play Puhi at different stages of her life, along with other Tuhoe actresses. * Temuera Morrison from '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and ''Once Were Warriors'' plays the prophet Rua Kenana, to whose community in Maungapohatu Puhi belonged as an adolescent. * Waihoroi Shortland plays the part of Puhi's adult son Niki. * Other featured cast include Taungaroa Emile, Mahue Tawa, Mikira Jenkem, Katarina Nohopai Tangiwai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
