The truck driver signals to her, ‘Get off the road,’ and then slams on the brakes. The truck squeals to a halt, its trailer rattling, wheezing, collapsing before the old woman and her whangai daughter. The driver swears and starts to open the door. But when he sees the old, greying dog snarling and the little red-haired girl baring her teeth, he shuts it again, quick and lively. ‘Stupid old woman,’ he yells at Paraiti as he drives his truck around them.
Paraiti gets to the other side of the road. Waiputa looks at her and wags a finger. ‘Bad girl, Nan. We could have been killed.’
‘I know,’ Paraiti answers. ‘And I realise it was just a truck. But you know, in the old days, I would have shot it.’
Paraiti peers at the sun and begins to laugh and laugh. Then, looking at the road ahead she pulls down her sunhat and says to Waiputa, Tiaki, Ataahua and Kaihe:
‘Looks like we’re just going to have to last forever.’
SOUTH PACIFIC PICTURES IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION
AND NEW ZEALAND ON AIR
WHITE LIES
WHIRIMAKO BLACK
RACHEL HOUSE
ANTONIA PREBBLE
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
DANA ROT BERG
PRODUCERS
JOHN BARNETT
CHRIS HAMPSON
FROM THE NOVELLA MEDICINE WOMAN
BY WITI IHIMAERA
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ALU N BOLLINGER
EDITOR
PAUL SUTORIUS
MUSIC
JOHN PSATHAS
DESIGN
TRACEY COLLINS
LINE PRODUCER
CATHERINE MADIGAN
SOUND DESIGN
JAMES HAYDAY
CASTING
CHRISTINA ASHER
Paraiti WHIRIMAKO BLACK
Maraea RACHEL HOUSE
Rebecca ANTONIA PREBBLE
Horiana NANCY BRUNNING
Aroha TE WAIMARIE KESSELL
Wirepa KOHUORANGI TAWHARA
Hospital Matron ELIZABETH HAWTHORNE
Young Paraiti TE AHUREI RAKURAKU
Paraiti’s Grandfather MAHURI OTE RANGI TRAINOR TAIT
Soldiers STEVE MCQUILLAN
KYLE PRYOR
GEORGE SMITH Snr
GEORGE SMITH Jnr
JONATHAN TO RKINGTON
Horiana’s Grandchild RAWIRI WAIARIKI
Pirihimana TE WHENUA TE KURAPA
Woman with Bad Leg TANGIORA TAWHARA
Limping Girl VANESSA PARAKI
Chemist PHIL PELETON
Pharmacy Worker JUANITA HEPI
Girl at Cinema RINA KENOVIĆ
Woman at Cinema KATE STALKER
Children at Cinema GRIFFIN GOUGH STALKER
TESS GOUGH STALKER
Gardener WILLIAM DAVIS
Uncle Jim JIM WHITE
Asthmatic Boy TE UREWERA KAPEA-RUA
European Nurse SOPHIE HAMBLETON
Aroha’s Uncle MELVIN TE WANI
Maori Nurse PATRICIA VICHMAN
Hospital Orderly TIM COOPER
Rebecca’s Baby DEIZHON MANAWANUI KING
Mr Vickers’ Employee JON BRAZIER
Rebecca’s Child TE AHUMAIRANGI BRIDIE POTTS
Script Editor MICHAEL DONNELLY
1st Assistant Director HAMISH GOUGH
Location Manager CHARLOTTE GARDNER
On Set Art Director DAVIN VOOT
Off Set Art Director MILTON CANDISH
Make-Up/Hair Supervisor ABBY COLLINS
Gaffer GILLY LAWRENCE
Key Grip TERRY JOOSTEN
Sound Recordist ADAM MARTIN
Kaitiaki NGAMARU RAERINO
Cultural Advisor KARARAINA RANGIHAU
Iwi Liason WHITIAUA ROPITINI
Advisor to the Director TANGIORA TAWHARA
Script Supervisor HAYLEY ABBOTT
Focus Puller BRADLEY WILLEMSE
2nd Assistant Camera ALYSSA KATH
Video Split NINA WELLS
Best Boy BEN CORLETT
Generator Operator STEVE JOYCE
Lighting Assistant MANA LAWRENCE
Assistant Grip TIM WATSON
Additional Grips TOBY CONWAY
ROAN LEWISHAM
Boom Operators SAM GOOD
NIKORA EDWARDS
2nd Assistant Directors KATIE TATE
CATHERINE BENNETTO
3rd Assistant Director LANCE MCMINN
Trainee Director KARARAINA RANGIHAU
Animal Trainers ANIMALS ON Q
Dog Trainer KIM LUX
Horse Trainer ROSIE MILES
Animal Wranglers MARLON HART
JULIE WHIU
Art Department Coordinator KATE OLIVE
Set Decorator ANITA DEMPSEY
Set Dresser SETU LIO
Assistant Set Dresser LEAH MIZRAHI
Props Master/Standby Props NICK WILLIAMS
Greens SAM HOLLYER
Graphics LISA RUSHWORTH
Art Assistant JESSICA LEIJH
Additional Art Assistant CALUM MACMILLAN
Scenic Artist PAUL NY
Vehicle Wrangler IAN GOLDINGHAM
Armourer PETER ‘GUNNER’ ASHFORD
Special Effects FILM EFFECTS LTD
Special Effects Technicians SVEN HARRENS
ALASTAIR VARDY
Construction Manager NIK NOVIS
Carpenters MERV LAMBERT
JASON JOHNSON
Assistant Costume Designer KIRI RAINEY
Costume Standby CARMEL RATA
Costume Assistant/Dresser EMMA RANSLEY
Pattern Cutter MITCH ANDREWS
Costume Machinist KIRSTY MCLAY
Make-Up/Prosthetics Artist YOLANDA BARTRAM
Make-Up & Hair Artist VEE GULLIVER
Facial Prosthetics Designer ANDREW BEATTIE
Belly Prosthetics MAIN REACTOR
Acting Coach STEPHANIE WILKIN
Production Coordinator MICHELLE LEAITY
Production Secretary SARAH BANASIAK
Production Runner AIMEE RUSSELL
Additional Production Assistant CHARLOTTE PARSON
Chaperone DEBORAH LANE
Midwife ABBY CLARK
Production Accountant SUSIE BUTLER
Post Production Accountant ESTHER SCHMIDT
Additional Location Manager JACOB MCINTYRE
Location Assistant NINA BARTLETT
Unit Manager DUN
Unit Assistant ANDREW D’ALMEIDA
Catering MARVEL CATERING
Safety Supervisor ROBERT ‘GIBBO’ GIBSON
Assistant Editor SHAILESH PRAJAPATI
Stunt Coordinator/Performer STEVE MCQUILLAN
Stunt Performer KYLE PRYO R
Stunt Double Rider RICHARD WHITE
RUATAHUNA CREW
Art Assistants GRAHAM RANGIHAU
BONNEY SMITH
ROGER WHITE
Horse Wrangler PAREHUIA EPARAIMA
Production Runners HINEMA RUREHE
JOHN BIRRELL
Location Assistants JIM WHITE
MERIANN WHITE
MAHURI OTE RANGI TRAINOR TAIT
RICHARD WHITE
TE KIATO ‘TK’ MOREHU
Security PETER TIMOTI
STEVE PENWRIGHT
Catering MERIANN WHITE
THE WHITE FAMILY
OPUTAO MARAE
2nd Unit Camera DJ STIPSEN
2nd Unit Focus Pullers SAM MATTHEWS
LEE ALLISON
Security PARAGON NZ
Script Development TIM BALME
Maori Language Translations KARARAINA RANGIHAU
WHITIAUA ROPITINI
TANGIORA TAWHARA
RANGITUNOA BLACK
Post Production IMAGES & SOUND LTD
Post Production Supervisor GRANT BAKER
Post Production Coordinator ANNA RANDALL
DI Conform/Titles ANDREW MORTIMER
Digital Intermediate Colourist PAUL LEAR
Assistant Colourist ALANA COTTON
Engineering ANDREW ROSS
VFX ANDREW MORTIMER
BRENTON CUMBERPATCH
CARLOS PURCELL
DAVID MYLES
Digital Cinema Package TRISTAN SIMPSON
Film Output WETA DIGITAL
Film Recording Manager PETE WILLIAMS
Film Recording Supervisor NICK BOOTH
Film Recording Technician DANIEL ASHTON
Film Laboratory Services PARK ROAD POST PRODUCTION
Sound Post Production IMAGES&SOUND LTD
Supervising Sound Editor STEVE FINNIGAN
Dialogue Editor CHRIS SINCLAIR
Sound Effects Editor JAMES HAYDAY
ADR Recordist STEVE FINNIGAN
Sound Mixing Studio DIGIPOST LTD
Re Recording Mixer CHRIS SINCLAIR
Foley Artist JONATHAN BRUCE
Foley Engineer GARETH VAN NIEKERK
Dolby Consultant BRUCE EMERY
ADR Loop Group
ANGELINE VAIKE ANNIE TE MOANA
GEOFFREY DOLAN GREG JOHNSON
GRIFFIN GOUGH STALKER JAROME HENERE-SAMUELS
KAHLEE HENARE-SAMUELS KARARAINA RANGIHAU
KATARAINA WIAPO KATE STALKER
KIRK TORRANCE NARELLE AHRENS
POMARE TAWHAI POTAUA HOTENE
RAYMOND BRUCE HOPKINS STEPHEN HALL
TAMAKAIMOANA HUNE TE RUKI TE MOANA
TESS GOUGH STALKER TUMANAWA TAWHAI
Legal and Business Affairs JESSICA WISEMAN
HEATHER AH YEN
Financial Controller TANIA BETTANY
Publicist & EPK TAMAR MÜNCH
Stills Photographer TODD EYRE
Trailers JAMES BROOKMAN
THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK
OPUTAO MARAE
TE UMUROA MARAE
THE PEOPLE OF RUATAHUNA VALLEY
HIGHWIC & ALBERTON — NZ HISTORIC PLACES TRUST PROPERTIES
THE PRODUCTION GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE
SUPPORT, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE OF
TE HAAHI RINGATU O RUATAHUNA
SPECIAL THANKS TO
ROSA BOSCH FAY CLARK
RICHARD & MERIANN WHITE MERCEDES HOPE
MOANA MANIAPOTO ANNETTE MASON
JOE MCCLUTCHIE CLAIRE STAFFORD
ANI PRIP TRISH HOLLOWAY
HINEIRA WOODARD CHARLES DIVINS
MINITA PRIP PATY AGUIRE
CALUM MACMILLAN SEAN PUMFLEET
LEANNE POOLEY LEON CONSTANTINER
DIANNE TAYLOR WARWICK GOUGH
HINEWAI MACMANUS JIM BUTTERWORTH
JON ARVIDSON CHRIS MEADE
JOHN MACDERMOTT RINA KENOVIC
GERALD LOPEZ JULIO DIAZ
ESTHER AMMANN MOOMOO THE DOG
KATHLEEN BENNETT
PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION,
TE UREWERA WHIRINAKI OFFICE
TE PAPA ATAWHAI, NEW ZEALAND
Original Music Composed by JOHN PSATHAS
Performed by RICHARD NUNNS Taonga Puoro
EMMA SAYERS Pianist
SASHA GACHENKO Bass
MATT CAVE Bass
ROWAN PRIOR Cello
KONSTANZE ARTMANN Viola
IRINA ANDREEVA Viola
KATE OSWIN Violin
MATTHEW ROSS Violin
Score Recording Engineer & Mixer GRAHAM KENNEDY
Assistant Score Recording Engineer CHRIS KEOGH
Music Production Supervisor INGE RADEMEYER
Typesetting BEN WOODS
Composer’s Assistant BRIAR PRASTITI
THANKS TO
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON
NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC
RADIO NEW ZEALAND
‘MELODIC INSTRUMENT 2’
WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY RICHARD NUNNS
COURTESY OF RATTLE RECORDS
Camera and Lenses QUEENSTOWN CAMERAS
Insurance CROMBIE LOCKWOOD (NZ) LTD
MARTIN TRENDALL
THIS FILM WAS MADE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM
THE SCREEN PRODUCTION INCENTIVE FUND
BASED ON THE NOVELLA MEDICINE WOMAN
BY WITI IHIMAERA
FROM THE COLLECTION ASK THE POSTS OF THE HOUSE
PUBLISHED BY REED BOOKS
MADE BY NEW ZEALAND
FILMED ON LOCATION IN NEW ZEALAND
IN TE UREWERA, RUATAHUNA, LAKE WAIKAREMOANA AND
AUCKLAND
© 2012 SOUTH PACIFIC PICTURES LTD
Whirimako Black as Paraiti with George the horse and Finn the dog (playing Oti). Location: Mimiha, Te Urewera.
Whirimako Black as Paraiti. Location: Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Te Waimarie Kessell as Aroha (left) and Whirimako Black as Paraiti (right) with Ruatahuna locals in background. Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Whirimako Black as Paraiti.
Whirimako Black as Paraiti with George the horse and Finn the dog. Location: Road near Murupara.
Rachel House as Maraea. Location: Helensville, Auckland.
Antonia Prebble as Rebecca with Whirimako Black as Paraiti. Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
Antonia Prebble as Rebecca. Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
Paraiti’s tent. Location: Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Finn the dog as Oti.
Paraiti’s kete (bag) and tokotoko (cane).
Whirimako Black as Paraiti tending to a young asthmatic boy (played by Te Urewera Kapea-Rua). Location: Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Paraiti (Whirimako Black) clashes with the Hospital Matron (Elizabeth Hawthorne). Location: Church of Scientology buildings, Grafton, Auckland.
Nancy Brunning as Horiana covering the face of Aroha (played by Te Waimarie Kessell) while Uncle Jim (played by Jim White) looks on. Location: exterior Church of Scientology buildings, Grafton, Auckland.
Rachel House as Maraea. Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
Whirimako Black as Paraiti. Location: Alberton House, Auckland.
Rachel House as Maraea. Location: Alberton House, Auckland.
Antonia Prebble as Rebecca. Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
Paraiti’s herbs and potions.
Whirimako Black as Paraiti with Finn the dog as Oti. Location: Mimiha, Te Urewera.
Rachel House as Maraea. Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
Maraea’s mixture.
Whirimako Black as Paraiti. Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
(L-R) Rachel House as Maraea, Antonia Prebble as Rebecca and Whirimako Black as Paraiti. Location: White Lies film set, Studio West, Auckland.
Antonia Prebble as Rebecca. Location: White Lies film set, Studio West, Auckland.
Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Whirimako Black reads lines in a quiet moment behind the scenes.
Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Director Dana Rotberg (right) discusses a scene with actress Whirimako Black.
Richard White of Oputao Marae on horseback.
Cinematographer Alun Bollinger. Location: Mimiha, Ruatahuna.
Finn the dog as Oti. Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
The White Lies crew at work. Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Cultural Advisor Tangiora Tawhara in costume as a featured extra. Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Cinematographer Alun Bollinger. Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Director Dana Rotberg. Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
‘Wounded man’ played by Uamairangi George Rangihau. Location: Oputao Marae, Ruatahuna, Te Urewera.
Cinemagrapher Alun Bollinger. Location: Mimiha, Ruatahuna.
Cinematographer Alun Bollinger at the camera with focus puller Bradley Willemse (background) and key grip Terry Joosten. Location: exterior Church of Scientology buildings, Grafton, Auckland.
Cinematographer Alun Bollinger with Finn (playi
ng Oti). Location: exterior Church of Scientology buildings, Grafton, Auckland.
Director Dana Rotberg (centre) with Nancy Brunning as Horiana (left foreground) and Jim White as Uncle Jim (left background). Location: exterior Church of Scientology buildings, Grafton, Auckland.
Director Dana Rotberg (facing camera) with 1st Assistant Director Hamish Gough (foreground with back to camera). Location: exterior Church of Scientology buildings, Grafton, Auckland
Director Dana Rotberg discusses the scene with cinematographer Alun Bollinger. Location: Alberton House, Mt Albert, Auckland.
Exterior of Alberton House, Auckland.
The White Lies crew at work. Location: Alberton House, Auckland.
Director Dana Rotberg and Cultural Advisor/Trainee Director Kararaina Rangihau share a joke.
Director Dana Rotberg with actor Rachel House as Maraea. Location: Alberton House, Auckland.
The camera frames up on Antonia Prebble (playing Rebecca). Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
White Lies crew (foreground) with Antonia Prebble as Rebecca (background on chaise longue). Location: Highwic House, Auckland.
Director Dana Rotberg (right) discusses a scene with Antonia Prebble (playing Rebecca). Location: White Lies film set, Studio West, Auckland.
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