Derek Wright
Dropping in on the Americans at the South Pole for afternoon tea, having driven there by tractor, was one of the most unusual events of Derek Wright's career as a National Film Unit cameraman. In his 40 years with the NFU he filled many other roles, from laboratory assistant to producer: but it is for his filming in the Antarctic that he is particularly remembered.
The film unit provides the only full training in cine photography in New Zealand, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to take advantage of it. Derek Wright in The Dominion, 6 October 1956
Beyond the Roaring Forties
1986, Producer - Short Film
Dogstar
1986, Producer - Short Film
The Top End of New Zealand
1986, Producer - Short Film
Ski New Zealand
1983, Producer - Short Film
Tour Magnifique
1982, Producer - Short Film
A Fated Ship
1981, Producer - Television
White Water Ride
1981, Director - Short Film
Māori
1981, Producer - Short Film
Come on to New Zealand
1980, Director, Producer - Short Film
Keeling Over
1980, Producer - Short Film
Royal Albatross
1980, Producer - Short Film
Score
1980, Producer - Short Film
Coal Valley
1979, Producer - Short Film
Red Mole on the Road
1979, Producer - Film
The Kauri
1978, Producer - Short Film
The New Zealanders
1978, Producer - Short Film
The Big Gull - Karoro
1978, Producer - Short Film
Racing Rivers
1976, Director, Writer - Short Film
The Years Back
1973, Writer, Editor, Director - Television
The Years Back - 1, The Twentieth Century (Episode One)
1973, Writer, Director - Television
The Years Back - 3, The Thirties (Episode Three)
1973, Director - Television
The Years Back - 9, The Unquiet Ocean (Episode Nine)
1973, Writer, Director - Television
The Years Back - 12, The Big Ice (Episode 12)
1973, Director, Editor, Researcher, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 13, The State of the Nation (Episode 13)
1973, Series Script, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 7, The Women's War (Episode Seven)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 10, The Final Peace (Episode 10)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 11, A Place in Asia (Episode 11)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 2, The Twenties (Episode Two)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 4, The New Decade (Episode Four)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 5, The Desert (Episode Five)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 6, The Italian Campaign (Episode Six)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
The Years Back - 8, Making Do (Episode Eight)
1973, Director, Writer - Television
Atoll People
1970, Director - Short Film
The Coronation of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga
1968, Director - Short Film
The Glacier Climbers
1964, Camera - Short Film
These New Zealanders - Motueka
1964, Camera - Television
These New Zealanders - Taupō
1964, Camera - Television
These New Zealanders
1964, Camera - Television
These New Zealanders - Benmore
1964, Camera - Television
These New Zealanders - Gore
1964, Camera - Television
The Great Achievement
1958, Camera - Short Film
Antarctic Crossing
1958, Camera - Film
A Letter to the Teacher
1957, Camera - Short Film
Antarctic Adventure
1957, Camera - Short Film
Tasman Glacier - Polar Exercise
1956, Camera - Short Film
The Treatment of Cerebral Palsy in New Zealand
1955, Camera - Film
Royal Visit to the Kingdom of Tonga
1954, Camera - Short Film
Pictorial Parade No. 8 - New Zealand Celebrates Coronation
1953, Camera - Short Film
The Elysian Bus
1951, Assistant Camera - Short Film