Toa received invaluable assistance from Michael Robinson who workshopped the play through many drafts before directing it at The Silo theatre in Auckland.
It's the story of a young Maori woman (Once Were Warriors ' Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell) defending herself against an unfair police prosecution, with the help of a social worker.
He also directed the video for the film's hit song "Bathe In the River" sung by Hollie Smith at the Mount Roskill house of relatives.
In 2008, Fraser directed his multi award-winning second feature, Dean Spanley, produced by Matthew Metcalfe and starring Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Peter O'Toole.
A whimsical tale of fathers, sons, dogs, and other lives set in Edwardian England, it received critical acclaim and premiered at a Gala Screening at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
Next, Fraser wrote and directed Giselle, also produced by Matthew Metcalfe, an acclaimed filmed ballet starring world-renowned dancers Gillian Murphy and Qi Huan.
Starring James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare and Te Kohe Tuhaka, it is the story of a young boy who seeks revenge for the slaughter of his family.
Entirely in the Maori language, the film is produced again by Matthew Metcalfe and marks Fraser's fourth collaboration with cinematographer Leon Narbey.