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James S. Branciforte Years in current role: 32 What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in your career? An early life lesson from my mom — “always take the high road” — has endured throughout my career, and is especially compelling today. Who have been the biggest mentors in your career? Impossible to name only one or a few. I am very fortunate to work alongside many outstanding people who have demonstrated remarkable vision, strength, confidence, and courage. Of special note are the many wonderful people with developmental disabilities who invariably face tremendous life c...

Wai (Te Ao o Hinepehinga Rauna) makes an impression as she arrives on Shortland Street. Te Ao o Hinepehinga Rauna made her television debut in 2020 playing pregnant teen Aria O’Kane in the groundbreaking local school-rugby drama Head High. Now the 25-year-old Gisborne-born actor is tackling a much more adult role as nurse Waimarama in Shortland Street – and preparing to film Head High’s second season. Tell me about your very distinctive name. From one side of my family, Te Ao was this great weaver and part of the revitalisation of weaving in the Māori culture and then, from the oth...

The Norman Rockwell Museum will honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with "Freedom's Legacy," a virtual family program, at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. High school student, actress and singer Keely Rose O'Gorman will read from the book "Ruby Head High: Ruby Bridges' First Day of School" by Irene Cohen-Janca and illustrated by Marc Daniou. Following the reading, artist Bria Goeller will join O'Gorman in a conversation about "The Problem We All Live With," her work of art based on the painting which celebrates Kamala Harris' groundbreaking vice president-elect status, and the role of imagery in shaping ...

Head High’s Miriama McDowell. Coming Home in the Dark is the feature directing debut for James Ashcroft, who also wrote the script. ROSA WOODS/STUFF “The producers are beyond excited to have Coming Home in the Dark’s world premiere at Sundance,” said co-producer Minogue. “We are incredibly proud of what director James Ashcroft and the rest of our team have brought to the screen and look forward to being able to share it on such an esteemed stage.” Ashcroft said the film being selected to debut at Sundance was “a great honour”. He added: “We're looking forward to bringing...

People scratched their heads saying what are you doing. i don't know if the goal is to get to the truth and figure ou hout to do this better moving forward, i'm not sure they got to that jed. >> this was supposed to be an all-star panel of republicans and a great opportunity. did you see a missed opportunity there to really make this stick? >> well, i think when trey gowdy had the gavel and trey gowdy was leading the inquisition it was probably much more focused on the substance and much more focused on the truth. i think if you were a democrat watching those hearings yesterday you thought hil...