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Sam Pillsbury's The Scarecrow was the first Kiwi movie to win invitation to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The part-Kiwi, part-American filmmaker has also worked in documentary - including helming the controversial Birth with Dr. R.D. Laing - and made a run of feature films and television movies.
Big money and big talk don’t make good films. Wit, style, dedication, passion, commitment and conviction make good films...
– Sam Pillsbury, in a 1982 Listener interview
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Endless Bummer |
Director |
2008 |
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Where the Red Fern Grows |
Director |
2003 |
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Director |
2001 |
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Subject |
2000 |
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue |
Director |
1997 |
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Eerie, Indiana |
Director |
1991 |
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Starlight Hotel |
Director |
1987 |
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Producer |
1986 |
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Asst. Director |
1981 |
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Writer |
1981 |
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Director |
1980 |
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A Family of Ours |
Director |
1978 |
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Against the Lights |
Director |
1978 |
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Barry Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
Director |
1977 |
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Director |
1977 |
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Jailbird |
Director |
1977 |
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Mostly by Accident |
Director |
1977 |
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Mum'll Be Home in the Morning, Dear |
Director |
1977 |
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The Big Smoke |
Director |
1977 |
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Men and Supermen |
Director |
1975 |
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Director |
1974 |
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Marae |
Director |
1974 |
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Director |
1974 |
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Wahine Day |
Director |
1973 |
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Asst. Director |
1972 |
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Switched On |
Director |
1970 |
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Sam Pillsbury is a self-described American-Kiwi who has made films in both New Zealand and the US. He began his prolific career at the National Film...
2001 American Film Institute Fest
Nominated for Grand Jury Prize: for Crooked Earth
1987 NZ Film and TV Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay: for The Quiet Earth (shared with Bill Baer & Bruno Lawrence)
1982 Mystfest (Italy)
Best Ensemble Acting: for The Scarecrow
Nominated for best film
1978 Feltex Awards
Best Documentary: Birth with Dr. R.D. Laing
1978 Melbourne Film Festival
Best TV Film: Birth with Dr. R.D. Laing