Ma Te Wa Film Productions - established in 1999 to develop Needles and Glass into a theatrical short. Adapted for the screen by Susan Thrasher from the remarkable short story by Fiona Kidman, Ma Te Wa has endeavoured to gather film...
New Zealand Production
Short2003Drama11.00 minutes
Needles and Glass, a short film co-directed by Miranda Harcourt and Rawiri Paratene, is set in 1948, when a dying woman calls for a nurse.
2003 - Montreal World Cinema Festival
Directors
Miranda Harcourt
Rawiri Paratene
Producers
Mathew Lowe
Di Oliver
Glenis Giles
Screenplay Writers
Susan Thrasher
Cast
Perry Piercy Helena
Amohia Dudding Young Helena
Glenis Levestam Mrs Hardcastle
Crew
Sharon Hawke|
Director of Photography
Emma Haughton|
Editor
Andrew Thomas|
Production Design
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