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Imagining resistance: Māori audiences resist trauma and reimagine representations in television dramas

Angela Moewaka BarnesSHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University - Auckland Campus, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 30-43 | Received 16 Oct 2022, Accepted 02 Feb 2023, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

Filmography

  • Ngati. (1987). [Film]. Directed by Barry Barclay and produced by John O’Shea. Pacific Films.
  • Once Were Warriors. (1994). [Film]. Directed by Lee Tamahori and produced by Robin Scholes, Communicado.
  • The Dead Lands. (2014). [Film]. Directed by Toa Fraser and produced by Matthew Metcalfe, General Film Corporation.
  • The Piano. (1993). [Film]. Directed by Jane Campion and produced by Jan Chapman, CIBY 2000.

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