The New Zealand Film Archive

Reference Number
Film : F23310
BANNED

Year
1994

  Production Company
University of Auckland

  Country
new zealand

Duration
0:50:23

  Category
documentary

   
This documentary surveys censorship in all areas, beginning with the silent film era to the present day.
At [Hoani Waititi Marae] a carved figure showing the male genitals stands outside the marae in view of the public. Two women give their personal opinions about the carving, but to Maori on the Marae, it portrays the 'virility of their people.' Missionaries regarded Maori as uncivilised savages and thought their carvings were works of Satan.

Censorship may not have achieved what was intended and it was often the first response to changing moral and political ideas. Since the time of the early churches,everything from post cards to commercials has been banned. However, the major censorship battles coincided with the development in technology, with the arrival of film, radio, television, video and computers, all leading to increasing censorship.

Credits
Produced & Directed by John Bates
Written & Researched by Karen Bates
Production Manager / Research: Louise Harness
Network Executive: Tom Finlayson
Camera: Paul Richards
Sound Recordist: Terry King
Edited by Bryan Shaw
With: Richard Smith, Graeme Henderson, Micaela Daniel, Steve Saussey
Production Accounts: Liz Ramsey
Newsprint Graphics: Susan Hogg
Graphics: Elaine Ferguson, Paula Reid
On-Line Assembly: Peter Wright
Post-Production Sound: Terry Murphy
Make-up: Alison Axford, Kareen Donaldson
Camera Assistant: Tony Burrows

With Thanks To: MOTAT - Auckland Museum, Crosby's Civic Theatre, St James, Crystal Palace, Warners Music, Maidment Theatre, Grace Gibson Radio Productions, The Dominion, David Lascelles, Kelvin Peach, Jim McMillan, Graeme Wilson, Carol Dee, Lois Hutchison, Graeme Lee, D & L Bland, Debbie Hager.

Archives: New Zealand Television Archive, Palmerston Nth City Council Archives, University of Auckland Library, Massey University Library, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of NZ, National Film Archive (sic), National Archive, RNZ Archives, Alistair Barry (Springbok Tour)
Site/Shelf Location
Film Archive, Wellington
Film Archive, Wellington
 1996.1454
2006.5570

 
 

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