John O'Shea Movies

  • 1997
    Forgotten Silver

    Forgotten Silver

    Forgotten Silver

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    The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

    Forgotten Silver
  • 2009
    Into Temptation

    Into Temptation

    Into Temptation

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    A call girl goes to a priest to confess a sin she hasn't committed yet: she plans to kill herself on her next birthday. Then she disappears and he...

    Into Temptation
  • 1975
    Lost in the Garden of the World

    Lost in the Garden of the World

    Lost in the Garden of the World

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    Cannes is the town in France where Bergman meets bikinis, and the art of filmmaking meets the art of the deal. In 1975, a group of expat Kiwis...

    Lost in the Garden of the World
  • 1985
    Leave All Fair

    Leave All Fair

    Leave All Fair

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    John Middleton Murry visits France to finalize the publication of a collection of his late wife, Katherine Mansfield's, letters and journals. The...

    Leave All Fair
  • 1991
    Te Rua

    Te Rua

    Te Rua

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    A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori, Rewi and Peter, decide it's time for ancient...

    Te Rua
  • 1963
    The Sound of Seeing

    The Sound of Seeing

    The Sound of Seeing

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    Made on a wind-up Bolex camera, The Sound of Seeing announced the arrival of 21-year-old filmmaker Tony Williams. Based around a painter and a...

    The Sound of Seeing
  • 1981
    Pictures

    Pictures

    Pictures

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    Walter Burton's realistic photographs depicting poor treatment of Maori prisoners are rejected by late 19th century government officials. Walter is...

    Pictures
  • 1964
    Runaway

    Runaway

    Runaway

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    A nightmare chase across the scenic splendor of a wild continent. David Manning, a young accountant, is unable to live within his income. He spends...

    Runaway
  • 1984
    Among the Cinders

    Among the Cinders

    Among the Cinders

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    A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will...

    Among the Cinders
  • 1970
    My Art of Maori Weaving

    My Art of Maori Weaving

    My Art of Maori Weaving

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    My Art of Maori Weaving
  • 1977
    Autumn Fires

    Autumn Fires

    Autumn Fires

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    Actor Martyn Sanderson returns in 1977 to the Hokianga of his youth and visits his elderly and romantic aunt, Olive Bracey. Her reminiscences of...

    Autumn Fires
  • 1974
    The Hum

    The Hum

    The Hum

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    Documentary about sailing legend Geoff Stagg and his yacht Whispers.

    The Hum
  • 1990
    Cowboys of Culture

    Cowboys of Culture

    Cowboys of Culture

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    Director Geoff Steven's personal perspective on the Kiwi cinema renaissance of the 1970s. It traces the development of the local film industry from...

    Cowboys of Culture
  • 1966
    Don't Let It Get You

    Don't Let It Get You

    Don't Let It Get You

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    “The big ALL FUN show for the whole family to enjoy!” was the tagline for this musical comedy classic. Sir Howard Morrison (as himself)...

    Don't Let It Get You
  • 1952
    Broken Barrier

    Broken Barrier

    Broken Barrier

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    Tom Sullivan, a young Pakeha journalist researching a series of exploitative, tabloid articles on "the" Maori people becomes a casual labourer on a...

    Broken Barrier
  • 1987
    Ngati

    Ngati

    Ngati

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    Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a...

    Ngati
  • 1971
    The Day We Landed on the Most Perfect Planet in the Universe

    The Day We Landed on the Most Perfect Planet in the Universe

    The Day We Landed on the Most Perfect Planet in the Universe

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    A documentary taking its cues from children's imaginative flights of fancy.

    The Day We Landed on the Most Perfect Planet in the Universe
  • 1985
    The Neglected Miracle

    The Neglected Miracle

    The Neglected Miracle

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    Indigenous farmers in Peru, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand share their intimacy with the land and the seeds they have nurtured...

    The Neglected Miracle
  • 1955
    Cookery Nook

    Cookery Nook

    Cookery Nook

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    This promotion for the Edmonds Baking Powder Company features beloved radio personality Aunt Daisy (Maud Ruby Basham). Its narrative is entrenched...

    Cookery Nook
  • 1987
    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

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    In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by...

    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!