(circa 1936 – 13 April 2007)
Born of Ngati Kuri and Te Aupouri descent, Selwyn grew up in Taumarunui and began his professional life as a teacher. In 1984 he began a film and television training course for Māori and Pacific Islanders. In 1992 he co-founded He Taonga Films. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Māori Theatre Trust and made the 2001 film Merchant of Venice, the first Maori language feature film with English subtitles.
Television work included
- Duggan (1997-99)
- Epidemic (1976)
- Governor, the (1977)
- If You Can't Beat 'Em (1976)
- Maaui Potiki (2001)
- Mortimer's Patch (1980-84)
- Moynihan (1975-77)
- Ngaio Marsh Theatre (1978)
- Rangi's Catch (1973)
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