Toa Fraser ( born 1975 ) is a New Zealand born of Fijian heritage playwright and film director . His first feature film , '' No. 2 '' , starring Ruby Dee won the Audience Award ( World Dramatic ) at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival . His second , '' Dean Spanley '' , starring Sam Neill , Jeremy Northam and Peter O'Toole , premiered in September 2008 . His third film '' Giselle '' was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . His fourth , '' The Dead Lands '' , a Maori action-adventure film , was released in 2014
2006 Sundance Film Festival
2006 Sundance Film Festival
Toa Fraser