John O’Shea papers. Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision.

O’Shea, J. ‘A charmed life: fragments of memory … and extracts from conversations’. In Film in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ed. J. Dennis and J. Bieringa. Wellington, 1996.

O’Shea, J. Don’t let it get you: memories – documents. Wellington, 1999.

Reid, J. Whatever it takes: Pacific Films and John O’Shea 1948–2000. Wellington, 2018.

Reynolds, J.S. ‘Going far? John O’Shea’s Runaway in the context of his attempt to establish a feature film industry in New Zealand.’ PhD thesis, Auckland, 2002.