Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taika Waititi
CAST:  Sam Neill  •  Julian Dennison  •  Rima Te Wiata  •  Rachel House

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taika Waititi
CAST:  Sam Neill  •  Julian Dennison  •  Rima Te Wiata  •  Rachel House

Whina (2022)

Biopic about the life of Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paula Whetu Jones  •  James Napier
CAST:  Rena Owen  •  James Rolleston  •  Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne  •  Erroll Shand

Biopic about the life of Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paula Whetu Jones  •  James Napier
CAST:  Rena Owen  •  James Rolleston  •  Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne  •  Erroll Shand

Cousins (2021)

Separated as children, three cousins with an unshakable bond confront their painful pasts and embark on an emotional journey to find each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Briar Grace Smith  •  Ainsley Gardiner
CAST:  Tanea Heke  •  Rachel House  •  Briar Grace Smith  •  Chelsie Preston Crayford

Separated as children, three cousins with an unshakable bond confront their painful pasts and embark on an emotional journey to find each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Briar Grace Smith  •  Ainsley Gardiner
CAST:  Tanea Heke  •  Rachel House  •  Briar Grace Smith  •  Chelsie Preston Crayford

We Are Still Here (2022)

In a sweeping tale that spans 1000 years and multiple generations – from the distant past to the 19th century, the present day and a strange, dystopian future – this landmark collection traces the collective histories of Indigenous peoples across Australia, New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Gaoa  •  Beck Cole  •  Renae Maihi  •  Tracey Rigney  •  Dena Curtis  •  Tim Worrall  •  Chantelle Burgoyne  •  Danielle MacLean  •  Richard Curtis  •  Miki Magasiva
CAST:  Clarence John Ryan  •  Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne  •  Leonie Whyman  •  Meyne Wyatt

In a sweeping tale that spans 1000 years and multiple generations – from the distant past to the 19th century, the present day and a strange, dystopian future – this landmark collection traces the collective histories of Indigenous peoples across Australia, New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Gaoa  •  Beck Cole  •  Renae Maihi  •  Tracey Rigney  •  Dena Curtis  •  Tim Worrall  •  Chantelle Burgoyne  •  Danielle MacLean  •  Richard Curtis  •  Miki Magasiva
CAST:  Clarence John Ryan  •  Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne  •  Leonie Whyman  •  Meyne Wyatt

The Convert (2023)

A lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Guy Pearce  •  Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne  •  Antonio Te Maioha  •  Jacqueline McKenzie

A lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Guy Pearce  •  Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne  •  Antonio Te Maioha  •  Jacqueline McKenzie