37. Barry Barclay, 1944 – 2008. A Requiem Part One

Barry Barclay, filmmaker, poet laureate, friend and companion to the Queen, was a man held in high esteem.

He was known to the indigenous film community as a staunch advocate for our right to tell our own stories.

Barry Barclay was the first indigenous filmmaker to be invited to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, with his film “Ngati”. He was the first indigenous male to make a feature film in modern times. Throughout his career he lead the way for other indigenous people wanting to get into the business of narrative storytelling in cinema and television. He worked extensively on Maori stories about culture, repatriation and reclamation, on taonga and Maori belief systems.

In Part One of our requiem to Barry we look at his influence in the making of the Maori voice. We re-introduce him in memory. We pay respect to one of our giants who helped advance the cause of human rights and to restore the dignity of our images.

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