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In My Father's Den
Film (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras) – 2004
When his father dies, Paul (Matthew Macfayden), a world-weary war journalist, returns to his Central Otago hometown. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with a teenage girl (Emily Barclay). Their relationship is frowned upon and when she disappears, the community holds him responsible. The events that follow force Paul to confront a tragic incident he fled as a youth, and face dark secrets. Critically-acclaimed, In My Father's Den marked the debut of a formidable fledgling talent: it was the only feature from writer-director Brad McGann, who died of cancer in 2007.
Beautifully filmed and totally absorbing mystery about family secrets.– Ray Bennett, in a Hollywood Reporter review, 5 July 2005
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Little Bird
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from the New Zealand Film Commission and the UK Film Council, in association with NZ On Air, Visionview, Element X and Optimum Releasing
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