Michael Bennett (film director) explained
Michael Te Arawa Bennett is a New Zealand writer, scenarist and director for film and television.[1]
Career
Bennett is the co-creator, writer, show-runner and executive producer of TVNZ Vegas.
He is also the author of In Dark Places, a study of the wrongful conviction of Teina Pora for the 1992 murder of Susan Burdett, which won the 2017 Ngaio Marsh crime writing award.[2] His 2022 crime novel, Better the Blood, was shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards[3] and for the Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards.[4]
Partial filmography
- Michelle's Third Novel (1994) (writer, short film)[5]
- Street Legal (2000) (writer, TV serial)
- Cow (2002) (writer and director, short film)
- Kerosene Creek (2004) (writer and director, short film)
- The Lost Children (2006) (writer, TV serial)
- Maddigan's Quest (2006) (writer, TV serial)
- Outrageous Fortune (2005–2007) (writer and director, TV serial)
- Matariki (2010) (writer and director, feature film)[6]
- In Dark Places (2018) (writer and director, TV film)
- Vegas (2021) (writer and producer, TV serial)[7]
- The Convert (2023) (writer, film)
Personal life
Bennett is Maori and is of Te Arawa descent.
He is a cousin of actor Manu Bennett.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 15 December 2019.
- Web site: Michael Bennett. Spinoff. 21 April 2021.
- Web site: 2023-03-08 . Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 shortlists announced . 2023-03-11 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2023-08-10 . Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023 shortlists announced . 2023-08-12 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 15 December 2019.
- Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 15 December 2019.
- Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 19 April 2021.
