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Broken Barrier

Film (Trailer) – 1952

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The Matariki Collection

A selection of iconic Māori TV, film and music video for...

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Breaking Barriers

Documentary about director John O’Shea

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Don't Let it Get You

Another early John O’Shea feature film

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Ngāti

John O’Shea produced this landmark Māori movie

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To Live in the City

Landmark TV documentary on Māori urban experience

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Koha - Nga Pikitia Māori

Documentary about Māori film

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Grand Prix Down Under

Co-director Roger Mirams also shot this

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Aroha: A Story of the Māori People

A contemporary short film drama about a Māori woman

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The Māori Today

A contemporary doco about Māori in NZ

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Solo

More romance and forestry

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Pictures

Another John O'Shea-produced film with bi-cultural themes

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Sportsmen's Playground New Zealand

A promotional film directed by Roger Mirams

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Aroha - Haka and Siva

Teleplay about a Māori/Samoan love affair

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Funny Things Happen Down Under

Roger Mirams also co-directed this

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Speakeasy - Breaking In

Real life cross-cultural love affair

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My Lady of the Cave

Another early feature involving Pākehā and Māori conflict

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Marae - John O'Shea on Tangata Whenua

Studio interview with John O'Shea

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Whānau (2001)

Series about four Māori families welcoming babies

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Hunting Horns - Cloud Over Hong Kong

John O'Shea also produced this series

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Runaway Revisited

Documentary about John O'Shea's second movie Runaway

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Runaway

John O'Shea's second feature film

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To Love a Māori

A pioneering cross-cultural movie romance