Michael John Firth (1949 – 9 October 2016) was a New Zealand film director and writer.[1][2] Firth's first film, Off the Edge, was the first New Zealand feature to be Oscar-nominated.[3][4]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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1977 | Off the Edge[4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also camera operator |
1984 | Heart of the Stag | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also editor |
1985 | Sylvia | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1987 | The Leading Edge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also cinematographer |
1994 | Vulcan Lane | Yes | Yes | No |
Assistant director
Camera operator
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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1992 | City of Volcanoes | Yes | Yes | |
1999–2001 | Adrenalize | No | Yes | |
2013 | Take the Bait | Yes | Yes | Also narrator, camera operator and editor |