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Ka whāia e te pakipūmeka o Graeme Tuckett o te tau 2009 i te oranga o te kaimahi kiriata, kaiwhakatūtū kaha hoki a Barry Barclay (Ngāti Apa, Pākehā), arā te kaitohu o Ngati (1987) me ētehi anō.

Graeme Tuckett’s 2009 documentary explores the life and work of tireless activist filmmaker Barry Barclay (Ngāti Apa and Pākehā), the director of Ngati (1987), and much more.

Mātakihia te pamkipūmeka a Graeme Tuckett mō te kaimahi kiriata a Barry Barclay

Kua whakahihi a Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision rāua ko Manatū Taonga ki te whakaatu i a Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore, he pakipūmeka e aro ana ki te oranga me ngā mahi a tēnei tuatangata o Aotearoa, a Barry Barclay.

Mā Reina Solomon (Ngāti Toa Rangatira), tēnei whakaaturanga hei whakataki, he kaiwhakahaere ia mō Te Tai Whakaea.

“Ahakoa kei te uri whakatupu ngā kiriata rawerawe a Barry Barclay nei, nā te pūmautanga a Tuckett ka rongo tonu ai te reka o tana kaupapa me ana mātauranga.” — Bill Gosden, New Zealand International Film Festival.

Noho mai ki te kōrerorero i te kaitohu a Graeme Tuckett rāua ko te kaiētita a Annie Collins.

Ngā whakamārama mō ngā kaikōrero

Reina Solomon (Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa) — He kaiwhakahere mō Te Tai Whakaea. He kairangahau e pā ana ki te rāngai rangahau pāpāho, tokotoru ana tamariki.

Graeme Tuckett — Te kaitohu o Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (2009), he mahi tuhi te mahi a Graeme Tuckett, he arotake kaupapa, he kaipāho hoki mō The Dominion Post, me Stuff me Radio New Zealand. I mua, i tuhi, i tohu hoki ia i a Tokelau: Living By the Sun (2014), he pakipūmeka e pā ana ki ētehi tāngata hautū o Aotearoa. He kaiātete tuhinga a Graeme i te rāngai kiriata, he tangata kimi wāhi kapo kiriata, nōna hoki te kamupene kimi tangata o Crew Wellington me Crew Auckland.

Annie Collins — Ko ia te kaiētita o Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (2009) e mōhiotia ana a Annie Collins mō ana pakipūmeka e whia, nāna i ētita ngā tino kiriata pēnei i a PATU! (1983), The Neglected Miracle (1985) me Gardening With Soul (2013). Kua riro i a ia ētehi hōnore nui mō ana mahi ētita i a Scarfies (1999) me Out of the Blue (2006). E tautoko ana a Annie i ētehi kaupapa ētita pēnei i te tautoko kaiētita rangatahi e whakawhanake nei i ō rātou pūkenga.

Watch Graeme Tuckett's documentary about filmmaker Barry Barclay

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage are proud to present Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (2009), a documentary film that looks at the life and work of the remarkable New Zealander Barry Barclay. This screening will be introduced by Reina Solomon (Ngāti Toa Rangatira), Project Manager for Te Tai Whakaea Treaty Settlement Stories.

“Future generations will always have Barclay's remarkable films, but thanks to Tuckett's dedication they will now also have a vivid taste of a personal encounter with his ardent, testy intelligence.” — Bill Gosden, New Zealand International Film Festival.

Stay afterwards for a kōrero with director Graeme Tuckett and editor Annie Collins.

About the speakers

Reina Solomon (Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa) — Project Manager for Te Tai Whakaea Treaty Settlement Stories. Māori media studies scholar, and mum of three.

Graeme Tuckett — Director of Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (2009) Graeme Tuckett is a professional writer, reviewer, and broadcaster for The Dominion Post, Stuff and Radio New Zealand. He previously wrote and directed Tokelau: Living By the Sun (2014) and a series of documentaries on influential New Zealand artists. Graeme works in the film industry as a script assessor, as a location scout and is the owner and operator of the film crewing services Crew Wellington and Crew Auckland.

Annie Collins — Editor of Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (2009). Annie is known for her work on a number of documentaries, having edited many significant films including PATU! (1983), The Neglected Miracle (1985) and Gardening With Soul (2013). She has won awards for her editing work on Scarfies (1999) and Out of the Blue (2006). Annie has recently been working on various editing projects and with young editors to support the development of their craft.

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Informal portrait of Barry Barclay.

Portrait of Barry Barclay. Image from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Stills Collection, Ref. No. S5355.