RichardTurner
- Director
Richard Turner’s work as a director began with poetry-based works, pioneering Māori works for television, and Squeeze (1980), New Zealand’s first gay-themed feature. Since then he has made films largely in Australia.
Screenography
Biography
Born at Devonport Navy base while his father was off fighting in Korea, Richard Turner describes himself as a "classic navy brat". At university, commerce studies were quickly overtaken by the arts. Turner put himself forward to learn — and perform alongside — avante-garde theatre groups Living Theatre and Red Mole. Money from Living Theatre would help fund his first film, A Fool's Song.
Awards
1991 Californian National International Film and Video Festival
Silver Apple: for In the Shadow of a Gaol
1991 Cinema De Reel - Documentary Festival (France)
Special Jury Mention: In the Shadow of a Gaol
“Behind the starched exterior of the state broadcaster was a personality much like my old grand aunties; much more radical and free-thinking than they were ever given credit for.”
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