The Tuhoe Color New Zealand | 2016 | 11 min | English | Sebastian Vidal Bustamante The Tuhoe Colour showcases Tame Wairere Iti – the New Zealand artist and the creative space he created in Taneatua at the centre of the Tuhoe heartland.
Tama
TAMA Directors Jared Flitcroft (Maori, Deaf) & Jack O’Donnell 2017 9 min NZ Tama is the result of a unique collaboration between deaf and hearing filmmakers. Tama is about a young Maori deaf boy who wants to learn the Haka. On a near fatal car trip, Tama has to confront his family. In his struggle…
Acknowledgment
We acknowledge and respect the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the land where we live and work. Some of the homes and communities of our Aboriginal brothers and sisters are under threat with the forced closures of Aboriginal Land here in Australia. To support the Aboriginal communities in Australia to…
Noa & Noel
Noa & Noel @ Aotearoa Māori Film Festival 21 October Te Wairua Tapu Church aotearoamaorifilmfestival.com Chris Wong (Anishinaabe), Candy Ranae Fox, Howard Adler • 10:00 • 2017 • New Zealand • English, Cree & Maori w/ Eng. Subs. A Beautiful conversation and exchange between a Cree Elder, Noel Starblanket, and a Maori language speaker, Noa…
Marathon
Marathon is a motivational drama that provides insight of the Maori culture through Phillip’s relationship with the Tuhoe people, through its culture, ceremonies and landscapes. The story is centered around Phillip, a music teacher, discovers his neurosis of being a 40 year old male that has been unable to find a partner. Phillip…
Ukaipo Whenua
In the Tūhoe tribe of the bush clad mountain forests of New Zealand, women and land are the essence of life. For women and land Tūhoe would go to war, they would fight to the death. In Tuhoe the two are inextricably intertwined. Women represent the mother earth, the womb is “whenua” & “whenua” is…
The Spectacular Imagination of the Pohara Brothers
Producer/Director: Todd Karehana Brothers, Nathan and Christian live in a poverty stricken town with their single mother. The power will soon be cut off if the $60 bill can’t be paid. They raise money by selling lemonade and when there only two customers are the two young girls from next door, they decide to…