Robbie Magasiva on Following his Heart

Screen Talker — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:42:01 +0000

Over a decade ago Robbie Magasiva gave himself two choices – rugby or acting. Since then, Magasiva has made audiences laugh in Skitz, The Semisis and Sione’s Wedding, and has starred in numerous screen dramas including Shortland Street, Cover Story, Jackson’s Wharf, Doves of War and The Tattooist. He made the acting call and hasn’t looked back.

In this ScreenTalkStreet interview, Magasiva talks about:

His first on screen acting role in a party political broadcast
How he landed roles in Skitz and The Semisis
Recently catching his buttoned-down character in Jackson’s Wharf on late night TV and cringing
Behind the scenes dynamics on and off the set of Stickmen
His amusing audition process for The Strip
How he joined The Naked Samoans and the joys of making Sione’s Wedding
Cultural insights from the set of The Tattooist
Auditioning for his role on Shortland Street

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence

Interview with Sima Urale

Screen Talker — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:48:08 +0000

Director Sima Urale discusses being a South Pacific filmmaker with NZ On Screen’s Clare O’Leary: from the immigrant experience in Aotearoa (O Tamaiti, Apron Strings) to dusky maidens in velvet paintings (Velvet Dreams). Samoan-born, New Zealand-raised Urale is Samoa’s first female feature filmmaker.

Find out more about Sima Urale.

This interview is available on YouTube to distribute and share: Part One and Part Two.

Credits: Direction and Interview – Clare O’Leary, Camera and Editing – Leo Guerchmann

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Robbie Magasiva on Following his Heart

Interview with Sima Urale