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Sep 1, 2024 · The play, by Arts Foundation Laureate, actor, writer, theatre and film director and comedian Oscar Kightley MNZM revisits a shameful period in the 1970’s when the New Zealand government cracked down on overstayers in Aotearoa, ripping Pasifika families from their beds in a series of targeted early morning police raids.
Sep 1, 2024 · Audiences also engaged with a reading: of Oscar Kightley’s classic play Dawn Raids at Ngā Hau E Wha Marae. Two of this year’s most talked-about writers Talia Marshall and Saraid de Silva appeared, along with acclaimed writers Tina Makereti, Pip Adam and Steve Braunias.
Sep 1, 2024 · Many of the cats, certainly all of the leads, are of Polynesian descent – Cravalho and Scherzinger were born in Hawaii, Dwayne Johnson, Oscar Kightley (who plays a fisherman), and Troy Polamalu (a villager) are of Samoan descent, and New Zealanders House, Morrison and Clement are all of Māori heritage.
Sep 1, 2024 · 443 likes, 15 comments - pacificunderground on September 1, 2024: "🎭 DAWN RAIDS - COMING TO PŌNEKE 🎭 Pacific Underground is bringing Oscar Kightley’s award-winning play Dawn Raids to the Wellington Opera House this October! 🌺 Experience the searing, truth-based story that revisits one of New Zealand's darkest chapters—the Dawn Raids of the 1970s.
1 day ago · The film, which stars Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Kaimana, David Fane and Oscar Kightley, dives deep into the legendary football coach Thomas Rongen’s journey of leading the American...
6 days ago · Day One Hāpai te Haeata, is today celebrating the release of eight short films from young aspiring directors who have been learning the craft and creating films and documentaries to make their mark in the world of filmmaking.The short films explore cultural, social and political issues by taking risks with stories, pushing the envelope, and looking to the future.
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Aug 21, 2024 · Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley, MNZM, is a Samoan-born New Zealand actor, television presenter, writer, director and comedian.
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Aug 19, 2024 · Her chart-topping work with Adeaze was recently celebrated in director Oscar Kightley’s 2021 documentary on Dawn Raid. Aaradhna’s “Mango Tree” is out now. Aaradhna - Mango Tree. The healing,...
Sep 2, 2024 · Here are the best comedies on Netflix as of September 2024. 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Year: 1975. Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones. Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle ...
Aug 25, 2024 · We talk a lot about her recent Olympic experience, including being drug tested immediately after winning gold and going viral after meeting her sporting idol, the legendary Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (it's a great story- doesn’t get more Kiwi than this)
