Shirley Horrocks

Horrocks in 2019

Shirley Yeta Horrocks ONZM (formerly Heim, née Spitz; born in Auckland) is a New Zealand documentary filmmaker, specialising in social and art topics.[1] She was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to documentary filmmaking, in the 2019 New Year Honours. The citation notes that "Horrocks is a leader in documentary films on the arts in New Zealand and has directed and produced documentaries for 35 years".[2]

  1. ^ Martin, Helen. "Documentary film - Documentary films in the 2000s". Te Ara - The online encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ^ "New Year Honours 2019 – citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 6 August 2019.