Briar Grace Smith

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Briar Grace Smith

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Fresh MeatFresh Meat · 2012
Fresh Meat
★ 5.32012
MovieComedyHorror
A dysfunctional gang of criminals takes a middle class Māori family hostage and discovers too late that they are cannibals.
Belief: The Possession of Janet MosesBelief: The Possession of Janet Moses · 2015
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
★ 6.42015
MovieDocumentary
This impressive doco disperses the fog of shame and sensationalism to shed light on the tragedy that made international headlines in 2007 when a young Wainuiomata woman died during a mākutu lifting.
The Strength of WaterThe Strength of Water · 2009
The Strength of Water
★ 6.02009
MovieDrama
When a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated coastal town, 10-year-old twins, Kimi and Melody are forced apart. Kimi must find the strength to let go of what he loves the most.
CousinsCousins · 2021
Cousins
★ 6.72021
MovieDrama
Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other.
WaruWaru · 2017
Waru
★ 7.12017
MovieDrama
Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.
BillyBilly · 2011
Billy
2011
MovieDramaRomance
The personal story of New Zealand's most beloved entertainer Billy T James. Reveals the man behind the chuckle.
Swift StreetSwift Street · 2024
Swift Street
★ 5.72024
SeriesCrimeDrama
21-year-old Elsie teams up with her hustler father Robert to pay off his debt to a crime boss, leading them into a series of heists and a complicated reconciliation.
Kaitangata TwitchKaitangata Twitch · 2010
Kaitangata Twitch
★ 6.02010
SeriesFamilyKids
Kaitangata Twitch is a children's adventure/fantasy series that aired on Maori TV in New Zealand in 2010. Based on the children's book of the same name, written by renouned New Zealand children's author, Margaret Mahy, it follows the adventures of thirteen year old Meredith, who can hear voices calling to her from a nearby island, Kaitangata, in the bay of her small hometown. A legend of pre-European New Zealand, the frequent rumblings of small earthquakes and the disappearance of a young Pakeha girl, fifty years earlier, all shroud the mystery surrounding the island.

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