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- Julian Arahanga: From acting in Once Were Warriors to directing Songs from the Inside...
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Actor turned producer/director Julian Arahanga made his screen debut at age 11, in short film The Makutu on Mrs Jones. He shot to fame playing novice gang member Nig Heke in landmark movie Once Were Warriors, then starred in Broken English. Since setting up his own production company Awa Films in 2001, Arahanga has directed and produced TV series Songs from the Inside, comedy Takes a Village and acclaimed documentary Turangaarere: The John Pohe Story. In this ScreenTalk, Arahanga talks about:...
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- https://www.nzonscreen.com/interviews/julian-arahanga-2016
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- actor / acting / producer / producing / makutu on mrs jones / warriors / once were warriors / training / pressure / performance / broken english / what becomes of the broken hearted / ian mune / disappointment / directing / director / fish skin suit / war / hero / wwii / rnzaf / pilot / pow / documentary / prisoner of war / songs from the inside / prison / music / annie whittle / sonny waru / larry parr / lee tamahori / gregor nicholas / rade serbedzija / aleksandra vujcic / what becomes of the broken-hearted / what becomes of the brokenhearted / nancy brunning / briar grace-smith / peter burger / madeleine sami / jacob rajan / john pohe / porokoru patapu pohe / turangaarere / turangaarere - the john pohe story / turangaarere: the john pohe story / kelly kilgour / awa films / awa / kaumatua / māori / actors / moko / tā moko / stuart dryburgh: on working with jane campion / vincent ward and lee tamahori... / families / european cinema / nig heke / silver screen / elvis presley / casting / department of corrections / prisons
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