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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
David's Hollywood career led to him directing the huge hit
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Angel Mine
David's highly original first theatrically released film (NZ and Australia, 1978), Angel Mine, was punk fiction imbued with a disturbing element of humour.

Death Warmed Up, Japanese poster How did Jodorofsky's El Topo changed David's life?

David made Death Warmed Up in 1984, launching Michael Hurst (Hercules, Son of Hercules) into films and it made David Blyth into a household name, albeit in many dark student flats in major cities with the late night horror set gathered about to watch this strange and horrific film.

Jodorofski was on the Jury which awarded the Grand Prix to David Blyth for Death Warmed Up. David recounts seeing his mentor's masterpiece 'El Topo' in Auckland's historic Civic Theatre during the Auckland film festival, and quotes this as core inspiration for the direction he took culminating in Death Warmed Up.




Brussels Film Festival 1982
Invited to the 1981 Berlin Film Festival, David's work Angel Mine was shocking audiences alongside Derek Jarman's Jubilee. Then in 1998 David was invited to join the jury of the Brussels Film festival. David has attended Festivals in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Fransisco, London, Paris (Grand Prix winner Death Warmed Up),Antwerp, Amsterdam, Portugal and Moscow.






David Blyth & Dereck Jarman, 1992 Berlin

David Blyth & Derek Jarman, 1981 Berlin

David's history at film festivals goes back to 1979 in San Francisco where he met George Lucas, Goddard, Truffet and Coppola. Later he discovered a hidden kiwi heritage in friend's Derek Jarman's background - who's father grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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