RogerMirams
- Producer
- Director
Roger Mirams helped launch legendary independent company Pacific Films in 1948, and went on to co-direct Broken Barrier in 1952 with John O'Shea — the only Kiwi feature made that decade. In 1957, Mirams set up a Pacific Films branch in Melbourne. Over the next five decades he won a reputation in Australia for his children's TV shows. Mirams was still working in his 80s; he passed away on 26 February 2004.
Screenography
Biography
Roger Mirams' screen career spanned multiple countries and six decades; seven, if you include the first film he made as a teen. Born in Christchurch in 1918, Mirams manifested his love of moviemaking early. While at high school he directed short film When the Gangsters Came to Christchurch, which was screened at a local cinema. Mirams played baddie Karl Von Skunk. The tale of robbers and ransom climaxes with a horse chase across Hagley Park.
Awards
2002 Australian Film Institute Awards
Nominated for Best Children's Television Drama: Escape of the Artful Dodger
“Though he only had one 20-foot load 35mm news camera, Roger didn’t hesitate a minute and we started on Broken Barrier.”