Hari Huritau to one of New Zealand’s best-known screen actors, Sam Neill 🥳 Here’s a throwback to a fresh-faced Neill in director Barry Barclay’s short film ‘Ashes’. It wasn't his very first time on screen, as he'd been directing at the National Film Unit and appearing in several of their productions, but ‘Ashes’ was one of the roles where Neill started turning heads. The film features readings from ‘Ash Wednesday’, T.S. Eliot’s poem. 🎂 Treat yourself to the full short film, and explore more of