Miriama McDowell Movies
- 2016
The Patriarch
The Patriarch6.62016HD
1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14-ye...
- 2006
No. 2
No. 262006HD
A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no part...
- 2021
Disrupt
Disrupt02021HD
When a burglary goes wrong, a meth addict must choose between his family or his next fix.
- 2014
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse6.2292014HD
One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his st...
- 2004
Kerosene Creek
Kerosene Creek32004HD
One summer’s day, Jayde and Wiremu tag along with their older siblings on a trip to a local swimming hole; young passions ignite by the Rotorua hot p...
- 2024
Pike River
Pike River02024HD
Based on the Pike River tragedy of 2010, this drama captures the profound impact of one of the worst mining disasters in New Zealand's history.
- 2011
Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
Waitangi Day: What Really Happened02011HD
This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 Febru...
- 2024
Show Home
Show Home02024HD
"The universe can teach if you are willing to learn. Desperation and lack of any contingency creates delusion and false hope. Sacrifice deserves certa...
- 2016
The Great Maiden's Blush
The Great Maiden's Blush72016HD
Two first-time single mothers - on a girl racer, the other a pianist and gardener - share a post-natal ward room after the birth of their babies and d...
- 2017
Waru
Waru6.82017HD
Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy w...
- 2017
Mouse
Mouse72017HD
A couple faced with a small animal's suffering don't know what to do; she suggests stepping on its head but he prefers to cover it up.
- 2019
Rū
Rū02019HD
A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.
- 2021
Coming Home in the Dark
Coming Home in the Dark5.72021HD
A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.
- 2022
Whina
Whina7.62022HD
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet re...
- 2010
Stolen
Stolen62010HD
Based on a true story, STOLEN is an emotional thriller about every parent's greatest fear. Kahu Durie - the adopted baby daughter of Maori High Court...