Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore

The Camera on the Shore is a feature-length portrait of a man who argued eloquently for the rights of indigenous people to control the camera. Based on extensive interviews with Barry Barclay and those who knew him — and footage from his work — it traces the path of one of the first people to bring a Māori perspective to the screen. The documentary ranges from Barclay's early years in a monastery to speeches at his tangi, touching en route on landmark TV series Tangata Whenua, battling corporations on doco The Neglected Miracle, and behind the scenes conflict on Te Rua.

You're having yourself on if you think the camera's neutral. And you need in a way, I believe, to look at who you are making the film for, and exactly what kind of truth you're telling.

– Barry Barclay

Key Cast & Crew

Annie Collins

Post-Production Supervisor, Editor

Rawiri Paratene

Subject

Barry Barclay

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Anne Keating

Producer

Graeme Tuckett

Director, Subject

Michael King

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