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Riwia Brown

Writer [Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a Apanui]

 Riwia Brown

 Riwia Brown
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Riwia Brown

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.

You can get big-headed ... but you don’t get there on your own. You are part of a continuum. I owe a debt to the people who went before me like Jim Moriarty, Don Selwyn and Rangimoana, my brother. 
 
 

Screenography

Screenography
 Role/s
 Taonga

Taonga

Writer

2005

 Taonga: Til Death Do Us Part

Taonga: Til Death Do Us Part

Writer

2005

 The Legend of Johnny Lingo

The Legend of Johnny Lingo

Writer

2003

 Mataku

Mataku

Writer

2001 - 2002

 Nga Wahine

Nga Wahine

Director
Writer

1997

 Flight of the Albatross

Flight of the Albatross

Writer

1996

 True Life Stories: The Kenny Johnson Story

True Life Stories: The Kenny Johnson Story

Writer
Director

1995

 Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

Writer

1994

 E Tipu E Rea - Roimata

E Tipu E Rea - Roimata

Director
Writer

1989

 The Marching Girls

The Marching Girls

Actor

1987

 The Marching Girls - Mahara's Story

The Marching Girls - Mahara's Story

Actor

1987

 Mark II

Mark II

Actor

1986


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