July 2007
 Toa
Fraser (Fijian)'s debut feature film Naming Number
Two takes place in Mt. Roskill, a suburban area of Aukland,
where his father's family has lived for over 50 years. The film
grew out of Toa Fraser's play No. 2, which won the Festival
First Award at the 2000 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play had
the same plot as the later movie, but was written as a solo show,
with all characters performed by the young actress Madeleine Sami,
who also collaborated with Fraser on his first play, the solo
show Bare. With Bare, Fraser won the 1999 Sunday
Star-Times Bruce Mason Award for Playwriting, along with Best
New Play and Best New Playwright at the New Zealand Chapman Tripp
Awards. Fraser co-wrote the screenplay to Vincent Ward and Alun
Bollinger's film River Queen. Fraser was born in Kingston-Upon-Thames,
England. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand, where he graduated
from the University of Auckland.
Screened by NMAI
Image Credit: Toa
Fraser - courtesy of Cyan Pictures
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