Shirley Horrocks, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to documentary filmmaking
Shirley Horrocks has directed and produced documentaries for 35 years. She has made films profiling figures such as Len Lye, Marti Friedlander, Allen Curnow, Albert Wendt and Sir Paul Callaghan, as well as exploring Māori and Pacific Island topics, disability groups, women’s issues, and diversity. She made one of the first films about ‘kiwiana’. Many of her films have had a strong regional focus, such as her film on Free Theatre’s activities following the Christchurch earthquakes, or Tom Kriesler’s art activities in New Plymouth. Her documentaries have been presented at film festivals within New Zealand and internationally and she has won a number of category awards. Ms Horrocks has been the most screened New Zealand director at the New Zealand International Film Festival.