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The Map Reader
''The Map Reader'' is a New Zealand drama film, directed, written and edited by Harold Brodie and released in 2008. It was produced by John Davies for Arkles Entertainment and distributed by Beamafilm. The action is set in Kaipara Harbour and Rodney District, North Island. It is a coming-of-age story, which follows Michael (Jordan Selwyn), a socially awkward teenager. He lives with his mother Amelia (Rebecca Gibney), a heavy drinking single parent. Michael's hobby is studying maps, while his love interests are blind woman Mary (Bonnie Soper) and his classmate Alison (Mikaila Hutchinson). Soper won Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the 2009 New Zealand film and television awards. Producer John Davies was nominated for Best Feature Film – budget under $1 million and Brodie was nominated for Best Editing in a Feature Film at the same ceremony. Plot Michael is a socially awkward senior secondary student in a small town in New Zealand. From a young age he has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Gibney
Rebecca Catherine Gibney (born 14 December 1964) is a New Zealand actress known for her roles on Australian television in '' The Flying Doctors'', '' Halifax f.p.'', '' Packed to the Rafters'', ''Winter'' and '' Wanted''. She is a Gold Logie winner and has featured in a number of Australian films including ''Mental'' and '' The Dressmaker''. Biography Gibney is the youngest of six children; born in Levin, New Zealand and brought up in Wellington, where she attended Wellington Girls' College. She recounted that she was a "bit odd" as a child, stating "I was a bit like Wednesday Addams in '' The Addams Family''. "I walked around with this headless doll that I took everywhere." Gibney moved to Australia at the age of 19 after graduating from high school. Performance career Gibney worked as a model, then appeared on television in the New Zealand kidult series '' Sea Urchins'' from 1980 to 1984. She broke into Australian television with the role of Julie Davis in the children's se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Selwyn
Jordan Selwyn is a New Zealand film and stage actor. Selwyn is best known for his role in New Zealand film '' The Map Reader'' (2008) starring alongside Rebecca Gibney. Selwyn, nephew of actor Don Selwyn, was 17 when filming commenced on ''The Map Reader''. Selwyn grew up on Auckland's North Shore, and attended Kristin School Kristin School is a private co-educational composite school located in Albany, North Shore, New Zealand. Kristin is an IB World School with approximately students. The school was established in 1973 by a small group of parents, and is owned b .... References External links New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male stage actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People educated at Kristin School {{NewZealand-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Soper
Bonnie Soper (born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1984) is a New Zealand film and television actress. Early career A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play The Pillowman which she co-starred in with former and current Shortland Street actors Oliver Driver and Craig Parker. In 2006, Bonnie scored a lead role in the New Zealand feature film ''The Devil Dared Me To'', released in cinemas on 11 October 2007. In Arkles Entertainment's feature film ''The Map Reader'', scheduled to be released in 2008 she will play a young blind woman. Other credits include the short film ''We The Living'', commercials and a music video for New Zealand band Dimmer. In 2007, she featured in New Zealand band Deja Voodoo's music video Tracey, a song from the soundtrack of her film debut ''The Devil Dared Me To''. Bonnie has appeared in the music video ''The Night'', performed by New Zealand band Goodnight Nurse, the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Auckland Council. The local Māori tribe is Ngāti Whātua. By area, the Kaipara Harbour is one of the largest harbours in the world. It covers at high tide, with exposed as mudflats and sandflats at low tide.Heath, RA (1975) ''Stability of some New Zealand coastal inlets.'' New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 9 (4):449-57. According to Māori tradition, the name Kaipara had its origins back in the 15th century when the Arawa chief, Kahumatamomoe, travelled to the Kaipara to visit his nephew at Pouto. At a feast, he was so impressed with the cooked root of the para fern, that he gave the name Kai-para to the district. ''Kaipara'' comes from the Māori meaning "food", and meaning "king fern". Geography The h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney District
Rodney District was a local government area in the northernmost part of New Zealand's Auckland Region from 1989 to 2010. It included Kawau Island. It was created from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County in 1989. The seat of Rodney District Council was at Orewa. Rodney District and Rodney County each took their names from Cape Rodney (opposite Little Barrier Island), which Captain James Cook named on 24 November 1769 after Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney. Auckland Council has governed the area since 1 November 2010. The Rodney ward of the Auckland Region now covers much of the land area, but not the Hibiscus Coast or the former council seat of Orewa, which are in the Albany ward. The district was, in the final electoral term (2007–2010) of its existence, led by mayor Penny Webster and 12 councillors. Mayors During its 21-year existence, Rodney District had four mayors: See also * Territorial authorities of New Zealand Territorial authorities a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming-of-age Story
In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or " coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action, and are often set in the past. The subjects of coming-of-age stories are typically teenagers. The '' Bildungsroman'' is a specific subgenre of coming-of-age story. The plot points of coming of age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question. ''Bildungsroman'' In literary criticism, coming-of-age novels and ''Bildungsroman'' are sometimes interchangeable, but the former is usually a wider genre. The ''Bildungsroman'' (from the German words '' Bildung'', "education", alternatively "forming" and ''Roman'', "novel") is further characterized by a number of formal, topical, and thematic features. It focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Qantas Film And Television Awards
The 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards were held on Saturday 5 September at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. The craft awards were presented in a separate awards lunch at the Civic Theatre Friday 4 September. Highlights from the main awards evening were broadcast on TV3. Nominees and winners Awards were given in 60 categories, covering news and current affairs, general television, feature film and short film. News and Current Affairs Qantas Best News * '' ONE News'' (TV One) ** ''3 News'' (TV3) ** '' Tonight'' (TV One) Best News or Current Affairs Presenter * Kevin Milne, ''Fair Go'' (TV One) ** Paul Henry, ''Breakfast'' (TV One) ** Andrew Saville, '' ONE News'' (TV One) Best News Reporting * Amanda Gillies, ''3 News'', "Victoria Bush Fires" (TV3) ** Guyon Espiner, '' ONE News'', "Ele Peters" (TV One) ** Duncan Garner, ''3 News'', "Secret Tapes" (TV3) Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one off current affairs special * John Huds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyeurism
Voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of watching other people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions of a private nature. The term comes from the French ''voir'' which means "to see". A male voyeur is commonly labelled as "Peeping Tom" or a "Jags", a term which originates from the Lady Godiva legend. However, that term is usually applied to a male who observes somebody secretly and, generally, not in a public space. The American Psychiatric Association has classified certain voyeuristic fantasies, urges and behaviour patterns as a paraphilia in the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual'' (DSM-IV) if the person has acted on these urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty. It is described as a disorder of sexual preference in the ICD-10. The DSM-IV defines voyeurism as the act of looking at "unsuspecting individuals, usually strangers, who are naked, in the process of disrobing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hurst
Michael Eric Hurst ONZM (born 20 September 1957) is a British-born New Zealand actor, director and writer. He is known internationally for acting in the television programs '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and companion series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' as Iolaus. Most recently, he is known for his role in directing the Starz series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and ''Ash vs Evil Dead''. Biography Hurst was born in Lancashire, England, the eldest of three brothers. When he was seven his family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand. He enrolled at Papanui High School, then University of Canterbury, but for only one year. He is married to New Zealand actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand and they have two sons. In 1984, Hurst won the lead role of David Blyth's ''Death Warmed Up'', New Zealand's first splatter movie. The plot saw Hurst's character weathering institutionalisation, sundry wackos, and a motorcycle chase in the tunnels below Waiheke Island. The film won the grand prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australians, Australian people", thus functioning as a national library. It is located in Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ACT. Created in 1960 by the ''National Library Act'', by the end of June 2019 its collection contained 7,717,579 items, with its manuscript material occupying of shelf space. The NLA also hosts and manages the renowned Trove cultural heritage discovery service, which includes access to the Australian Web Archive and National edeposit (NED), a large collection of digitisation, digitised newspapers, official documents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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