Leon Narbey
Leon Narbey | |
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 Leon Narbey (left) with director Paul Swadel | |
| Born | 2 August 1947 Helensville, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Leon Gordon Alexander Narbey (born 2 August 1947) is a New Zealand cinematographer.
Born in Helensville, Narbey was educated at the Elam School of Fine Arts, specialising in sculpture. Married Anita Janske Narbey (1944 - 2019) in 1966 and they had together two daughters Vanessa and Beatrix. He lectured at the University of Canterbury in 1972, before joining the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation as a news cameraman. In the mid-1970s, he shot the Geoff Steven documentary Te Matakite o Aotearoa, about the 1975 Māori land march. In 1978 he made Bastion Point Day 507 with Merata Mita and Gerd Pohlmann which he also edited and co-produced with them. Later he continued his partnership with Steven on three documentaries shot in China in 1979 including Gung Ho (about Rewi Alley) and The Humble Force.[1]
He co-wrote and directed two feature films, Illustrious Energy and The Footstep Man, in 1987 and 1992 respectively. In 1990, he shot the comedy-drama Ruby and Rata for Gaylene Preston. In 1993, he was director of photography on the feature film Desperate Remedies, for which he won the Best Cinematography award at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards in 1994.[1]
His recent work includes the 2000 romantic drama The Price of Milk, the 2002 dramas Whale Rider and No. 2 (2006), the 2007 vampire film Perfect Creature, 2008's Dean Spanley and Rain of the Children, the 2009 Topp Twins documentary The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, the 2011 Samoan film The Orator, the 2013 drama Giselle, The Dead Lands in 2014, and the 2016 film One Thousand Ropes.[2][3]
Awards[]
- Gold Award New Zealand Cinematographers Society for One Thousand Ropes (2017)
- Silver Award New Zealand Cinematographers Society for The Dead Lands (2016)
- Presented "Services to Cinema" Award at the Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (2014)
- Awarded the Arts Foundation of New Zealand "Laureate Award" (2010)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Leon Narbey (Cinematographer)". NZ On Screen.
- ^ "Leon Narbey NZCS". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "ScreenTalk: Leon Narbey". The Big Idea. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
External links[]
- Leon Narbey at IMDb
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