Miriama McDowell Movies

1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Temuera Morrison

A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ruby Dee

When a burglary goes wrong, a meth addict must choose between his family or his next fix.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Joe Dekkers-Reihana

One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Cliff Curtis

One summer’s day, Jayde and Wiremu tag along with their older siblings on a trip to a local swimming hole; young passions ignite by the...

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Cast: Taungaroa Emile

Based on the Pike River tragedy of 2010, this drama captures the profound impact of one of the worst mining disasters in New Zealand's history.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Melanie Lynskey

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6...

Genre: History

Cast: George Henare

"The universe can teach if you are willing to learn. Desperation and lack of any contingency creates delusion and false hope. Sacrifice deserves...

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Cast: Miriama McDowell

Two first-time single mothers - on a girl racer, the other a pianist and gardener - share a post-natal ward room after the birth of their babies and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Miriama McDowell

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tanea Heke

A couple faced with a small animal's suffering don't know what to do; she suggests stepping on its head but he prefers to cover it up.

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Cast: Colin Moy

A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Miriama McDowell

A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Daniel Gillies

The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Rena Owen

Based on a true story, STOLEN is an emotional thriller about every parent's greatest fear. Kahu Durie - the adopted baby daughter of Maori High Court...

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Cast: Miriama Smith