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Riwia Brown ONZM (née Taylor; born 1957) is a New Zealand playwright. She is the screenwriter of the popular and award-winning New Zealand movie Once Were Warriors (1994).
Riwia Brown - Riwia Brown, ONZM, is a Māori playwright and scriptwriter who won the Best Screenplay award for her adaptation of Alan Duff's novel Once Were Warriors. She wrote and directed teleplays Roimata and Ngā Wahine (which have also been performed on stage).
Riwia Brown is a Māori playwright and scriptwriter who won the Best Screenplay award for her adaptation of Alan Duff's novel Once Were Warriors. She has written and directed strong Māori roles for the stage and screen.
Riwia Brown (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Taranaki) has been involved with Māori Theatre in Wellington since the early eighties, performing as an actor with Te Ohu Whakaari.
Sep 18, 1995 · From these threads, the Heke’s tale (based on Alan Duff’s novel) is unflinchingly woven by screenwriter Riwia Brown. Director Lee Tamahori, well-known in his native New Zealand for his innovative commercials, doesn’t turn his camera away from the uncomfortable moments.
Jan 28, 2016 · Riwia Brown‘s screenplay explores not just the act of violence, but the ongoing dynamics of abuse. Her adaption offers devastating insight into Jake’s cognition of his violence, and of Beth ...
Riwia Brown. (b. 1957) Quick Reference. (1957– ), playwright and screenwriter, was born in Wellington, her iwi affiliations with Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-Apanui and Taranaki. Her first play was ‘Roimata’ (The Depot, 1988), followed by its sequel ... From: Brown, Riwia in The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature » Subjects: Literature.
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