Adventures in Maoriland: Alexander Markey and the Making of Hei tiki (1985)
Adventures in Maoriland - The Making of Hei Tiki. Having exploited and offended Maori when in NZ in 1928 to make his film Under the Southern Cross, Hollywood director Alexander Markey returned two years later to make Hei Tiki, spending about four years around Taupo in the process and upsetting everyone all over again. The film, based on a Maori legend, was panned upon its New York release in 1935. This documentary tells the remarkable story of the making of Hei Tiki, and includes clips from the film, footage of the cast and crew at work, and interviews with descendants of the actors.
Primary Title
- Adventures in Maoriland: Alexander Markey and the Making of Hei tiki
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 4 June 2014
Release Year
- 1985
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 29
Duration
- 59:00
Channel
- TVNZ Heartland
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Adventures in Maoriland - The Making of Hei Tiki. Having exploited and offended Maori when in NZ in 1928 to make his film Under the Southern Cross, Hollywood director Alexander Markey returned two years later to make Hei Tiki, spending about four years around Taupo in the process and upsetting everyone all over again. The film, based on a Maori legend, was panned upon its New York release in 1935. This documentary tells the remarkable story of the making of Hei Tiki, and includes clips from the film, footage of the cast and crew at work, and interviews with descendants of the actors.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Markey, Alexander
- Motion pictures--New Zealand
- Motion picture producers and directors--New Zealand--Biography
- Hei tiki (Motion picture)
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Geoff Steven (Director)
- John Maynard (Producer)
- Alexander Markey (Subject)
- Geoff Steven (Writer)
- Phase Three Film Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Markey, Alexander
- Motion pictures--New Zealand
- Motion picture producers and directors--New Zealand--Biography
- Hei tiki (Motion picture)