About… This blog follows the careers of the cast of Cloud 9's teen drama series The Tribe. The series was filmed in New Zealand in 1998 to 2004 and had a spin-off series The New Tomorrow. More info about this blog can be found here.
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Quiet literally! Dwayne Cameron will be in a TV period drama titled Bliss, which will air in New Zealand in 2011. Dwayne will be playing ‘Orchestra Man’ in Bliss, which is written and directed by Fiona Samuels and produced by Michele Fantl (MF Films).
Bliss tells the story of Katherine Mansfield in her early 20s as she leaves New Zealand and begins her journey as a writer. Info from NZ On Air (who are helping to fund the project) and Dwayne’s talent profile.
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This week Miriama Smith starred in Stolen : The Baby Kahu Story as Donna Hall. Stolen was a feature length TV movie based on the real life kidnapping of a baby, at gunpoint, and held for ransom for $3 Million NZD.
Here are a few video clips of Miriama Smith in her performance of Donna Hall:

I think Miriama’s performance was definitely powerful…

Stolen, by South Pacific Pictures, aired on TV3 in New Zealand on Wednesday July 28th 2010.
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Miriama Smith will be heading the cast in the true life drama Stolen where she is playing Donna Hall, the mother of a kidnapped baby…
In 2002 in Wellington, New Zealand, the news about the kidnapped baby Kahu gripped the nation. The baby was snatched at gunpoint. The search to find the baby sparked a police manhunt to retrieve the kidnap baby Kahu. Stolen follows the story of what happened as it happened. You can read more about the real life event that happened, and the screen version, at Dan News.
Stolen, the telefeature/TV movie, has been produced by South Pacific Pictures, more info about it and pictures of Miriama Smith in the role of Donna Hall can be found on their website here. Stolen will premiere on TV3 in New Zealand on Wednesday July 28th at 8.30pm.
Miriama Smith played Moz in The Tribe series 3.
Miriama Smith (Moz in The Tribe 3) landed a role in indie movie Netherwood. In the movie she plays the charcter Maria. The feature film was shot in March this year and is currently going through post-production now, for release in Summer 2011.
You can find out more about the movie on it’s official blog and follow them on Twitter. The site features a profile on Miriama Smith (see image below).
The film also stars Owen Black (Stanley) and Will Hall (Mex), known to Shortland Street viewers a Ethan Pierce and Dr. Kip Denton. Cristobal Araus Lobos directed Netherwood (he also directed Curry Munchers) and John Argall wrote it.
Great news for Dwayne Cameron fans! Dwayne has landed a role in a new movie. He will be playing the lead character, Detective Joshua King, in Arresting Love – directed by Amanda Phillips/Film Shock Productions. The film began shooting yesterday in Auckland.
You can keep up to date on the movie by joining up to the Arresting Love Facebook group. I’m sure there will be exclusive pics and vids coming there as the production goes on, currently they have the casting call advert up.
Dwayne Cameron (who was The Tribe’s Bray) is appearing in the 2010 film Curry Munchers. Dwayne will be playing the role of Connor, though he is not part of the core cast, he is featured in the movie.
The film is set in Auckland (it was filmed in Delhi [India] aswell as Auckland [New Zealand]), it is about the experiences and aspirations of Sidharth (Anand Naidu), a mid twenties migrant from Delhi who moves to Auckland. Settling into Kiwi life he wants a motorcycle like he had back in India. Going against his parents wishes Sid sets out to fulfil his dreams, yet finds obstacles in his path, including his feelings for the European woman Mary (Alison Titlaer).
The movie Curry Munchers is directed by Cristobal Araus Lobos and is made by Mahayana Films. It definitely sounds like an interesting film, would be great to see what Dwayne does in it.
Michelle Ang is co-starring in the third installment of Martin Lawrence’s comedy series Big Momma’s House – Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son. Michelle Ang will be playing a student in the movie, and it looks like it will be a main role – this is a huge hollywood project, it looks like Michelle is doing great in the States.
According to ComingSoon.net the film has already begun filming in Atlanta. The synopsis is as follows: “In the new film, Big Momma (Lawrence) and Charmaine (Brandon T. Jackson) go undercover at an all-girls performing-arts school to unmask a murderer. Love will play Kurtis Kool, a school security guard and former Run-D.M.C. roadie who becomes smitten with Big Momma… [Michelle] Ang will play a student at the school who befriends Jackson’s character”.
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Michelle Ang (aka The Tribe’s Tai-San) will be taking on the lead role in Roseanne Liang’s first feature film, titled Girl Meets Boy (it’s the working title so the name may change!).
Girl Meets Boy is “the contemporary story of Chinese New Zealand-born over-achiever Emily Chu, raised to believe she can get anything she puts her mind to. Even if ‘anything’ is at odds with her traditional Hong Kong born parents’ wish for her to become a doctor like her two older sisters. Everything is coming up roses – until she meets James, a European New Zealander, and accidentally falls in love with him. But if her father finds out, she will face disownment”.
Definitely sounds interesting! The press release (dated February) from South Pacific Pictures is below. The film is due to be released in 2011. Michelle Ang has previously worked with Roseanne Liang on the short film Take 3. Michelle is also appearing in the ‘directed by Jodie Foster’ movie The Beaver, it stars Mel Gibson and will be released this year.
With thanks to Ross for the info on Michelle’s new film. Hey if you have any news/cast goss you’d like up, do please e-mail me at clare@tribeheaven.co.uk – thanks! Images from South Pacific Pictures and Outrageous Fortune. Continue reading…
Tom Hern is currently filming the role of ‘gang leader’ in new movie Ice.
Ice is being directed by British director Nick Copus and has been filming since September in Wanaka and Auckland, filming will finish in November. There is not much info on the movie available as yet, but according to Tom’s agency Jason & Laird the movie also stars Gareth Reeves, who worked with Tom on I’m Not Harry Jenson and is currently starring in New Zealand’s The Cult alongside Dwayne Cameron.
According to the movie’s IMDB page it also stars Richard Roxburgh as Thom, Frances O’Connor as Sarah and Nathaniel Lees as Olaf. The movie is set for a release in 2010. Stay tuned for more info…
Great news for Michelle Ang fans!
According to her talent agency, Karen Kay, Michelle has landed a role in the movie The Beaver, currently shooting in New York. In the movie, Michelle plays a Japanese translator. Jodie Foster stars and directs the movie and Mel Gibson plays the lead role, Walter Black. The movie is about Walter and his beaver hand puppet… Hmm. According to the IMDB, the movie is set for a 2011 release.
<insert beaver jokes here> ; )
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New Tomorrow 
"Saaay whaaaat?"... The Tribe spin-off series The New Tomorrow is currently showing on channel Five in the UK around 5:00am in the morning!
Check out: TVguide.co.uk.
DVD Deal… Miriama Smith (The Tribe's Moz), Tom Hern and James Napier (Tecno boy's Ram and Jay) have lead roles in Dino Thunder. The series also guest stars Dwayne Cameron (Bray) and Antonia Prebble (Trudy). Own the complete series now in this 7 disk DVD set!
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