Erua (1988)
Erua tells the story of an intriguing friendship between artist Toss Woollaston and a young Māori boy Erua who modelled for him each Wednesday evening in Greymouth, in the early 60s. Woollaston had seen the boy playing "like one dark bead shaken in a tray of pale ones". The image made him curious to find what Erua was like, and to try to draw "that".
Director: David Copeland
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Grant Tilly as |
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Turei Reedy as |
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Bub Bridger as |
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Dinah Priestley as |
| Writing | Rawiri Partene | Writer |
| Directing | David Copeland | Director |