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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oscar_KightleyOscar Kightley - Wikipedia

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   Kightley was born in 1969 in Apia, Samoa, the youngest of eight children, and was raised in his father's village of Faleatiu. [1] He came to New Zealand after the death of his father, when he was 4 years old and was adopted by his aunt and uncle, who lived in West Auckland .

2. thebigidea.nz › stories › cultural-storytellersCultural Storytellers: Oscar Kightley | The Big Idea

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   The rich experiences of his childhood have surfaced in his writing since, in plays such as Nui Sila, Fresh Off the Boat and TV series Brotown, to name but a few waypoints in his 20-year career. Underneath the comic sugar are some dark observations about the way we humans treat each other in Godzone.

3. www.thepost.co.nz › culture › 350121286Oscar Kightley on what it takes to be a legend - The Post

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   Oscar Kightley is a television legend. For real - he’s being bestowed the honour at the New Zealand Television Awards this week. To mark the milestone, he takes us back, through his life in front of - and on - the ‘box in the corner of the lounge’.

4. www.newshub.co.nz › home › entertainmentOscar Kightley on his 'long path' from shy kid to directing ...

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   Feb 3, 2021 · He holds close the achievement of being able to show kids a different side of South Auckland.

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5. www.stuff.co.nz › opinion › 110189144Oscar Kightley: Why history matters - Stuff

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   Oct 7, 2024 · * Oscar Kightley does justice to Mark Twain's view of New Zealand * School system 'racist' for failing to teach colonial history

6. www.nzonscreen.com › interviews › oscar-kightleyOscar Kightley: On bro'Town, Sione's Wedding, and more...

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   He is a key part of comedy theatre troupe The Naked Samoans, whose members are behind the hit TV animation series bro’Town and the feature film Sione’s Wedding. In this ScreenTalk, Kightley talks about: His early days working in the theatre.

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   Who is Oscar Kightley?

   • Oscar Kightley: On bro'Town, Sione's Wedding, and more... Oscar Kightley is a celebrated writer, actor, director and television presenter. He is a key part of comedy theatre troupe The Naked Samoans, whose members are behind the hit TV animation series bro’Town and the feature film Sione’s Wedding. In this ScreenTalk, Kightley talks about:

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   Why did Oscar Kightley go to school C?

   • Oscar Kightley's only A-grade at School C was in history - and it's helped him form his moral compass, an interest in storytelling, and even earnt him a presenting role touring New Zealand in the footsteps of Mark Twain. OPINION: In ye olden days, there was a rite of passage that 15-year-old Kiwi secondary students had to get through School C.

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   Is Oscar Kightley a role model for youth?

   • Renee Liang interviews Oscar Kightley about being a role model for youth, how our cultural landscape has changed and the universality of storytelling. “Maybe there’s something inbuilt, something that resonates in the stories that we keep telling about the human condition. Maybe it needs to be that way in order for people to learn from them.” * * *

   Cultural Storytellers: Oscar Kightley - The Big Idea

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   How did Kightley become a storyliner?

   • In 1999 Kightley was invited to work as a storyliner on Shortland Street, an experience that proved helpful when animated series bro'Town began, five years later. Shortland Street "gave me the discipline of writing stories and helped so much in the mechanics of writing 30-minute episodes. There are no schools that teach you those skills."

   Oscar Kightley - NZ On Screen

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   Why did Kightley make South Auckland a great film?

   • He holds close the achievement of being able to show kids a different side of South Auckland. The film also allowed legacies to live on, with Kightley bringing South Aucklanders into the spotlight who people might have forgotten about.

   Oscar Kightley on his 'long path' from shy kid to directing ... - Newshub

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   Did Oscar Kightley watch the Dawn Raid movie?

   • As Oscar Kightley sat at the Manukau Cinemas as the Dawn Raid movie played for the first time, he wasn't watching the screen. Instead, he was looking around, taking in the reactions from the local South Auckland community. "I was trying not to be creepy and watch them too close," he jokes.

   Oscar Kightley on his 'long path' from shy kid to directing ... - Newshub

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8. www.nzonscreen.com › profile › oscar-kightleyOscar Kightley - NZ On Screen

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   He grew up with an aunt and uncle, one of eight children in the West Auckland suburb of Te Atatu. At primary school, Kightley was "one of the shy kids", a keen reader who "had a rep as a smart-arse, kind of wise-cracking class clown. But I was never one of the performing kids". By age 15 Kightley he knew he wanted to be involved in comedy.