The Ma-ori film-maker Barry Barclay used the term 'Fourth Cinema'to describe indigenous
cinema, a philosophy based on his own practice as a director. He sought to privilege the …

Directed by the feminist filmmaker Niki Caro, Disney's 2020 live-action remake of Mulan
(1998) strove to be a more gender progressive, culturally appropriate, and internationally …

[Notwithstanding the challenges of a limited population size and the struggle to fund such
costly forms of screen production as high-end film and television, both of these New Zealand …

The purpose of my doctoral research was to investigate tino rangatiratanga in health policies
and practises in Aotearoa. My research involved defining tino rangatiratanga and exploring …

Abstract With reference to Heperi Mita's documentary Merata: How Mum Decolonised the
Screen (2018) about his mother, Merata Mita, this article illustrates the importance of …

This article explores the development of New Zealand cinema as one of 'unease', as
reflective of the disintegration of the utopian dream inherent in the founding settler era. It …

Five early childhood teacher educators in Aotearoa New Zealand explored a range of
literature to respond to the question: What does literature tell us about Māori leadership and …

Māori filmmaker Barry Barclay (1944–2008) is recognized internationally as a foundational
figure in indigenous filmmaking. A director of both documentary and drama, he was also a …

This article considers two contemporary films in which youthful female leadership has been
depicted as sea narratives. These are New Zealand director Niki Caro's 2003 film Whale …