Miriama McDowell Movies

  • 2016
    The Patriarch

    The Patriarch

    The Patriarch

    6.62016HD

    1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14-ye...

    The Patriarch
  • 2006
    No. 2

    No. 2

    No. 2

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    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...

    No. 2
  • 2021
    Disrupt

    Disrupt

    Disrupt

    02021HD

    When a burglary goes wrong, a meth addict must choose between his family or his next fix.

    Disrupt
  • 2014
    The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

    6.2292014HD

    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...

    The Dark Horse
  • 2004
    Kerosene Creek

    Kerosene Creek

    Kerosene Creek

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    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...

    Kerosene Creek
  • 2024
    Pike River

    Pike River

    Pike River

    02024HD

    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.

    Pike River
  • 2011
    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

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    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...

    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
  • 2024
    Show Home

    Show Home

    Show Home

    02024HD

    "The universe can teach if you are willing to learn. Desperation and lack of any contingency creates delusion and false hope. Sacrifice deserves certa...

    Show Home
  • 2016
    The Great Maiden's Blush

    The Great Maiden's Blush

    The Great Maiden's Blush

    72016HD

    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...

    The Great Maiden's Blush
  • 2017
    Waru

    Waru

    Waru

    6.82017HD

    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...

    Waru
  • 2017
    Mouse

    Mouse

    Mouse

    72017HD

    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.

    Mouse
  • 2019
    Rū

    02019HD

    A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.

    Rū
  • 2021
    Coming Home in the Dark

    Coming Home in the Dark

    Coming Home in the Dark

    5.72021HD

    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.

    Coming Home in the Dark
  • 2022
    Whina

    Whina

    Whina

    7.62022HD

    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...

    Whina
  • 2010
    Stolen

    Stolen

    Stolen

    62010HD

    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...

    Stolen