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Te Ahurei Kiriata Māori o Te Wairoa!

          Pō Mai                        Matariki emerges
         Matariki                        Out of the night
     Huihui ai i mua                    Gatherings in front
      I te mura ahi!                     Of blazing fires!
       Kōrero paki                         Storytelling
      Kei ngā rangi                      Heavenly bound
    Kukume manawa!                          Heart felt!

                    Kaiurungi – Festival Co-Directors
      Louisa Tipene Opetaia * Deborah Walker Morrison * Leo Koziol
                      Whakaahuatia: Pati Solomona
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SPECIAL EVENTS
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL POWHIRI
Kahungunu Marae 11 am Friday May 31

KAHUNGUNU FILM HUI
Kahungunu Marae 12 am Friday May 31
12 pm Making Movies in Wairoa
1 pm Establishing a Wairoa Collective
2 pm Pitch Wairoa Competition

FESTIVAL GALA
Gaiety Theatre 7 pm Saturday June 1
(Reception from 6 pm)

An evening of music, films, moving image and the magic
that is Wairoa! Including WIFT Mana Wahine Award to
Whetu Fala. Featuring:

        FRAN KORA LIVE
 From Kora and Modern Māori Quartet
     Star of “The Pā Boys”

Special screening: Hinekura Becs Arahanga
For International Year of Indigenous Languages
The following indigenous digital tapestries will
be screening:
Kōwhai - Aydriannah Tuiali'i
SaVAge K'Lub Digital Tapa –
Rosanna Raymond & Jaimie Waititi

Kōwhai
Director Aydriannah Tuiali'i, Producer Aydriannah Tuiali'I, 1 minute, New Zealand, Experimental, Short
Kōwhai (2017) visualises the cyclic notion and continuation of life, connecting processes of nurture and
growth to my own experiences learning about Whakapapa through Te Reo Maori. Kōwhai (2017) emerged
from an exploration of the relationship – whakawhanaungatanga - between moving image, kapa haka and
waiata, exemplifying the creation of Te Ao Māori – from nothing to something – passed down through
generations via ngā momo kōrero or oral storytelling. Language: Māori.

SaVAge K'Lub Digital Tapa
Director Rosanna Raymond, Jaimie Waititi, Producer SaVAge K'Lub, 8 mins, New Zealand, Experimental
The SaVAge K'Lub's digital Tapa looks to intergrate The SaVAge K'Lub malu logo and Upeti patern design
with the qualities of The Pā Rongorongo digital wall.

IN CONVERSATION WITH FRED RENATA
Kahungunu Marae 2 pm Saturday June 1

Join us for an audio-visual retrospective of the works of
master cinematographer Fred Renata, followed by a
conversation with the master himself, convened by
Kim Hegan.

POROPOROAKI
Monday June 3 Kahungunu Marae, Nuhaka
9 am Poroporoaki (Farewell Gathering)
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MANA WAHINE SHORTS
Kahungunu Marae 6 pm Friday May 31

You Ripped Out My Mother Tongue Director Tessa Williams, 4 minutes, New Zealand, Short
Only a mere 4 generations ago Maori children in New Zealand were physically and mentally punished for
speaking their own language, it was the European settlers attempt to assimilate Maori into the English way
of life. This is my mother's journey without Te Reo Māori, she aches for this lost knowledge.
Cast: Jacqueline Parekura Russell, Jaquey Te Wairua Williams

Falling Up Director Chelsie Preston Crayford (Ngāti Kahungunu ō Wairoa, Ngāti Raukawa and Tūwharetoa),
Writer Chelsie Preston Crayford, Producer Andrew Marshall, 13 minutes, New Zealand, Short

Falling Up unravels the exhaustion, grief and heartache of relationship breakdown while revealing the
mundane joy, the unending love and the quiet triumph of young motherhood. Cast: Chelsie Preston
Crayford, Olive Crayford Edwards, Anton Tenet.

OChiSkwaCho Director/Writer Jules Koostachin, Producer Jules Koostachin,         15 minutes, Canada, Short

Ochiskwacho is a sacred being, known to many Indigenous people as a spiritual messenger. Kokoom, an
elderly (spiritually ailing) two-spirit woman has to decide whether to stay with her grandchildren or follow the
Ochiskwacho. Cast: Giselle Pare-Ramirez, Gloria Eshkibok, Tapwewin Koostachin-Chakasim, Pawaken
Koostachin-Chakasim, Mahiigan Koostachin.

Onyota'a:ka khale Tsi'tkalù:to (Oneida and Toronto) Director Judith Schuyler, Writer Judith
Schuyler, Producer Judith Schuyler, Amee Le, 3 minutes, Canada, Experimental, Short

This self-reflective work utilizes a spilt screen to examine ways of life for people of the Onyota'a:ka (people
of the standing stone) both in the city of Toronto and on the Oneida Nation Settlement.

Spirit Womon Directors Various, Producer Hiona Henare, 27 minutes, New Zealand, Documentary
Eleven indigenous women from around the earth were invited to share a piece of wisdom about being
indigenous today. And to support the magnificent diversity of indigenous women everywhere. The higher
purpose of this project is to magnify the visibility and the voice of these women on a big screen.

The Directors of Spirit Womon: Stephanie Big Eagle (U.S.A), Donita Hulme (Fiji, Australia), Tracey Tawhiao
(New Zealand), Rosary Spence (Canada), Becs Arahanga (New Zealand), Jenny Fraser (Australia), Tina
Ngata (New Zealand), Laura Grizzly Paws (Canada), Hiyas Baldermor Bagabaldo (Phillipines), Malia
Hulleman (Hawaii), Majorie Kunaq Tahbone (Alaska).
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PASIFIKA SHORTS
Kahungunu Marae 8 pm Friday May 31

Kaumakaiwa
Director Bradley Tangonan, Producer Darrin Kaneshiro, 3 minutes, United States, Documentary, Short

Kumu Hula Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole demonstrates how hula and oli, or chanting, connects her to the land
and the spirits therein. Cast: Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole

Toa`ipuapuagā strength in suffering
Director Vea Mafile`o, Writer Vea Mafile`o, Producer Vea Mafile`o, 10 minutes, New Zealand, Documentary

When a young Samoan woman is stricken with bleeding stigmata during an Easter church service, she
must face both adoration and condemnation from her deeply religious island community while struggling to
maintain life as a wife and mother.

Hae Hawaiʻi
Director Ty Sanga, Writer Oliver Evangalista, Producer Caleb Lucero, Greg Doi, Ty Sanga
17 minutes, United States, Short

In 1893, the Hawaiian monarchy is illegally overthrown. A group of elites secretly enlist a young man to
steal the Hawaiian flag on Annexation Day. Cast: Henry Ian Cusick, Kekoa Kekumano, Moses Goods

Our Father
Director Esther Mauga, 19 minutes, New Zealand

A family lives with the torment of their father.

The Messiah
Director Vela Manusaute, Writer Vela Manusaute, Producer Sandra Kailahi, 15 minutes, New Zealand, Short

A young runaway finds refuge with a 17 year-old self proclaimed Messiah in a South Auckland garage only
to discover that true salvation is in his own hands. Cast: Iavana Seuala, Haanz Fa'avae Jackson, Daya Sao
Mafiti, Hector Jack Manusaute, Anapela Polataivao, Albert Heimuli, Kevin Kuresa
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MOANA NUI A KIWA SHORTS
Kahungunu Marae 10.30 am Saturday June 1

Mai i te kei o te waka ki te ihu o te waka
Director Jeremy Leatinuu, Writer Jeremy Leatinuu, 8 minutes, New Zealand
With a title meaning “from the back of the canoe to the front of the canoe,” this work raises questions of
narration and translation by recounting two interconnected stories in a voiceover performed by the artist
with quiet intensity. Both tell of trajectories of migration and settlement that predate the arrival of Europeans
in Aotearoa, of crossing sea and land in search of a different future, carrying the accumulated practices of
the past to new horizons. Language: English, Māori.

Our Atoll Speaks, Ko Talatala Mai Tō Mātou Wenua
Director Gemma Cubero del Barrio, Writers Gemma Cubero del Barrio, Amelia Rachel Hokuleʻa Borofsky, Florence
Ngatokorua “Johnny” Tiane Frisbie, 12 minutes, United States, Documentary, Short
This short documentary is a meditation on the indigenous climate knowledge of the people of
Pukapuka/Nassau, Cook Islands. A communal poem developed from interviews with Pukapukans from
2015-2017 interweaves with stunning images of the transluscent seas, frigate birds, spear fishing, and taro.

Back in the Water House Director Pauline Adalid, 14 minutes, New Zealand, Documentary, Student
A story about motherhood, Back in the Water House follows mother-daughter artists Sulieti Fieme’a
Burrows and Tui Emma Gillies as their relationship is further strengthened by tapa - a Tongan traditional
cloth made from the inner bark of a mulberry tree.

I Am Waru Director Angela Cudd-Wharehinga, Producer Angela Cudd-Wharehinga 13 minutes, New Zealand
"I Am Waru" is about a solo father, who is driven by his dark past to find an alternative way of parenting. He
discovers an answer in his Māori roots. Cast: Josh Wharehinga. Language: English, Māori.

Uapōifalemalu Director Brown Paper Ink, Crooked Fence Films, Producer Crooked Fence Films, Brown Paper
Ink 13 minutes, New Zealand, Documentary, Short
Uapōifalemalu is a love letter and celebration, a dedication to Sāmoan women. Our aunties, mothers,
grandmothers - our tinā. They raise us, they nurture us, they teach us, they care for us - and care for each
other. Language: English, Samoan.

Te Hauhake Kūmara Ki Te Parapara (Kūmara Harvest at Te Parapara Garden)
Director Sebastian J. Lowe , Wiremu Puke (Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Porou), 9 minutes, New Zealand, Documentary
This short observational documentary is about the annual kūmara (sweet potato) harvest at Te Parapara
Garden at the Hamilton Gardens in Kirikiriroa Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand.
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NEW VOICES SHORTS
Kahungunu Marae 12.30 pm Saturday June 1

Kia Ora
Director/Writer/Producer Philly Kingsford-Brown/Metekingi, 5 minutes, New Zealand, Short

A film about a young girl who learns about the importance of Te Reo and her elders in an unfortunate way.
Cast: Maizy Kingsford-Brown, Whare Akuhata. Language: Māori.

Undercurrents
Director Tosca Christie, Producer Tosca Christie, 12 minutes, New Zealand, Documentary, Short, Student

Undercurrents is about three people's personal connection to New Zealand's longest river, the Waikato. It
shows three different sides to the river. Undercurrents explores the light and dark, the twists and turns of
the mighty Waikato.
Cosmic Adventures
Director Bailey Poching, Writer Bailey Poching, Producer Maronui Taimana, 13 minutes, New Zealand, Short, Student

Kent Lasershaft is a superhero for the ages. A defender of the weak and hero of the innocent. He’s also the
creation of Kent Edwards, a quiet nerd who finds solace in his fantasy creation: the world of Cosmic
Adventures! Cast: Kurt Utai-Laurenson, Bryn Henry.

Nancy From Now On
Director Keely Meechan, Writer Keely Meechan, Producer Alesha Ahdar, Keely Meechan, 19 minutes, New Zealand,
Short, Student

Nancy From Now On is a coming-of-age film about a young Māori boy with a burning desire to become a
Drag Queen. Cast: Bailey Poching, Taungaroa Emile, Wilson Downes. Language: English, Māori.

OUR SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
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TURTLE ISLAND SHORTS
Kahungunu Marae 10.30 am Sunday June 2

Her Water Drum Director Jonathan Elliott, Producer Erica Orofino, Jonathan Elliott 16 minutes, Canada, Short
In the wake of her daughter's disappearance, Jolene, a single Mohawk mother, is forced to pick up the
pieces of her life and navigate an increasingly strenuous relationship with her troubled son David. As
secrets emerge, their relationship faces its toughest challenge yet as they confront the reality of their
situation. Cast: Nadia George, Michael Riley, Chanin Lee.

Gutk'odau (Yellow) Director Adam Piron, Producer Rose Paahavet, 8 minutes, United States, Experimental
A young man learns to build his first tipi. An elder projects language rather than instructing it. A home
inhabits a person, and that person within a soul. These vignettes offer a cultural context and triangulation of
meaning within the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

The Last Walk Director/Writer Anna Hoover, Producer Laura J. Milliken, 13 minutes, United States, Short
A sister sets out into the unforgiving land to find her sister, who has been banished from their community
for negligence that ended tragically. The banished sister has battled depression since the great loss,
causing her to isolate herself from her community. Cast: Marika Cockney, Polly Andrews.

Silla Director Howard Adler, Producer Adele Cardamone-Martel, 21 minutes, Canada, Documentary
Silla is a short documentary about Silla and Rise, it follows the band members behind the scenes as they
prepare for and play numerous live shows, it delves into the historical suppression of Inuit traditions, and
how their music is reviving and reclaiming the beautiful art form of Inuit throat singing. Cast: Charlotte
Qamaniq, Cynthia Pitsiulak, Rise Ashen. Language: English, Inuktitut.

KIRIATA ORANGA SHORTS
Kahungunu Marae 1 pm Sunday June 2

He Oranga Pumau
Director Tanya Filia, Jessie McVeagh, Writer Tanya Filia, Jessie McVeagh, Producer Jessie McVeagh 32 minutes, NZ
In 2015 Doctors told Tanya Filia she had two months to live - she turned back to Māori traditions and began
a whole new journey. Cast: Tanya Filia. Language: English, Māori.

Let us visit eternity for the road is made of water
Director Sebastian J Lowe, 5 minutes, New Zealand, Experimental
Let us visit eternity for the road is made of water emerges out of the Orongorongo Valley, in the Remutaka
Forest Ranges, on the lower North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Ngā taonga pūoro (Māori musical
instruments) are intertwined with the New Zealand environment and situated within Te Ao Māori, the Māori
world and/or dimension. Cast: RG Shaw.

Made in Païwan
Director Jonathan Bougard, 5 minutes, French Polynesia, Documentary
Païwan People share a rich tattooing tradition which was closely related to cultural identity and social status
before the vanishement during WWII.

Suspended Generation
Director Andrea Egan, Joe Hitchcock, Producer Andrea Egan, 7 minutes, United States, Documentary, Short
We all hope that our children have a bright future. This is a story of kids in Kiribati facing the harsh realities
of climate change. This is their story from their perspective. Suspended between a home they love, and a
world they are only beginning to understand, they are facing these realities now and their story should
remind us that they deserve a livable future.
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KIRIATA TE AO MARAMA (SCI-FI SHORTS)
Kahungunu Marae 2 pm Sunday June 2

Light
Director Sarah Hennigan, Writer Sarah Hennigan, Producer, 15 minutes, United States, Short, Student
A gifted young woman launches into the darkness to find a way to save her people. What she uncovers,
nobody expected. A 21st-Century reinterpretation of a Cherokee oral story. Cast: Abigail Lucas, Ross Clark

TIKI-X823: Thanx for all the fish
Director Jason Taouma, Writer Jason Taouma, Producer Jason Taouma, 19 minutes, New Zealand, Short
In a distant future an explorer known as a Tiki, must rediscover a post apocalyptic Aotearoa in order to
uncover the mystery of Experiment 823 which infects the mind with some form of virtual virus. Tiki-X823
balances the speaking of three languages Samoan, Tongan and Chinese to weave a rich tapestry of
intrigue. Cast: Missy Pelu, Lai Tupuola, Lolo Fonua, Hi Yi. Language: Chinese, Samoan, Tongan.

Kālewa
Director Mitchel Viernes, Writer Mitchel Viernes, Producer Gerard Elmore, Erik Ries, Darrin Kaneshiro, James
Charisma, Brian Watanabe, 16 minutes, United States, Short
In the future, a Hawaiian astronaut makes the next great leap for his planet, his family, and himself. Tonight
is his last chance. Cast: Michael Hake , Kimo Kahoano, Danielle Zalopany, Jason Quinn, Lisa Barnes.

                                                Without whom….
                         Festival Trust: Rebecca Collins, Witi Ihimaera, Leo Koziol,
                       Louisa Tipene-Opetaia, Deborah Walker-Morrison (Chairperson)
                        Festival Programming, Planning & Operational Team:
            Lance Loughlin, Diana Hegan, Cory Lowe, Haley Lowe, Annie Rowntree, Kim Hegan
           Wairoa Film Collective Establishment Committee: Ira Heyder, Kararaina Rangihau
                                           Whenua Jury 2019
                           Sonja Hammer, Tama Waipara, Jani Wilson, Tim Worrall
                                             Moana Jury 2019
                     Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa, Craig Fasi, Marina McCartney, Misa Tupou
             Guest Artists 2019: Pati Solomona (Team Photo), Qiane Matata-Sipu (Exhibition),
                     Raymond Sagopolutele (Exhibition), Natasha Keating (Trophies)
                             Wairoa Māori Film Festival is presented by
              Te Roopu Whakaata Māori I Te Wairoa – Wairoa Māori Film Festival Society Inc.
                              & Kaporangi Kiriata Māori Film Arts Trust
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MATARIKI SHORTS
Gaiety Theatre 12 pm Sunday June 2

Hinekura Director Becs Arahanga, Writer Becs Arahanga, Producers Kath Akuhata-Brown, Sharlene George
17 minutes, New Zealand, Short

The story of one young woman’s rite of passage as she steps into her destiny. Cast: Amy Kahumako
Rameka, Jared Rawiri. Language: Māori.

Ani Director Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, Writer Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, Producer Sarah Cook
12 minutes, New Zealand, Short

9-year-old Ani drifts into a land of play and make believe after her mother runs out on the family - leaving
Ani and her father to fend for themselves. Disconnected from each other, Ani and her father try and
maintain a semblance of routine. Ani gives up on her phantom mother, and finds her father alone. She
holds him. Ani knows mum is not coming back. Cast: Isabella Evans, Maaka Pohatu.

Krystal Director Briar Grace-Smith, Writer Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, Producer Jaimee Poipoi, 13 minutes, New
Zealand, Short

When a young woman is released for 24 hours from jail and is taken to a party by her brother, she’s forced
to confront events from the past. Cast: Darneen Christian.

Liliu Director Jeremiah Tauamiti, Writer Jeremiah Tauamiti, Producer Ngaire Fuata, 17 minutes, New Zealand
Solo, a young Samoan interpreter for a Native Court in Colonial, New Zealand Samoa, does what he thinks
is best for his people and at times lies as he translates. Cast: Vito Vito, Ana Tuisila, Peter Hayden, Tuiasau
Uelese Petaia. Language: English, Samoan.
KIRIATA NGĀHERE
Morere Hall 7 pm to 10 pm Sunday June 2

                                                Part One (7 pm)

Take Director Victoria Hunt, Producer Margot Nash, 9 minutes, Australia, Documentary, Short
Set in the liminal spaces between history and emotion TAKE unfolds a story of origins, of traumatic events
and colonial violence. Cast: Victoria Hunt. Language: English, Māori.

Sparrow Director Welby Ings Producer Robin Murphy 15 minutes New Zealand, Short
When the truth behind a family myth is exposed, a young boy finds the strength to stand up for himself in
an unusual way.elby Ings

Emkhatsini (Between)
Director Toa Stappard, Writer Toa Stappard, Producer Toa Stappard, Sindisiwe Nxumalo 14 minutes, Uk
A woman finds herself, lost in the deserted Swazi outback when she tries to locate an elusive community
leader. Cast: Sindisiwe Nxumalo, Ntando Nxumalo, Zweli Maseko, Mhlaba Dlamini.

The Moon and The Night Director Erin Lau, 19 minutes, United States, Short, Student
In rural Hawaii, a teenage girl must confront her father after he enters her beloved pet in a dog fight.

                                                Part Two (8 pm)

The Pit Where We Were Born Director Alexander Bocchieri, Writer Alexander Bocchieri, Producer
Matthew Nagato, Anela Ling, Bryson Chun, 12 minutes, United States, Experimental, Short
A father and son reunite around the family 'imu of their Wai'anae farm, to reckon with addiction, control, and
a past that continues to color their future.

Teeth Director Aaron Schnobrich, Writer Aaron Schnobrich, Producer Ciara Lacy, 13 minutes, United States
Teeth is an intimate portrait of sex trafficking in the Aloha state. Hawaiian grandmother Angelica’s healing
from sexual abuse as a child parallels the fixing of knocked out and rotten teeth. Aloha is replacing her pain
and an ever-present fight to survive. Documentary.

Mauka To Makai Director Jonah Okano, Alika Maikau, Writer Alika Maikau, Producer Kelsie Greene
25 minutes, United States, Short
Mauka To Makai offers an unfiltered window in to a day in the lives of two cousins, who, while traveling
from Kāneʻohe to Kailua, grapple with their identity, vices, and the familial bonds that make and break
them. Cast: Holden Mandrial-Santos, Kawika Kahiapo, Ehulani Kane, Tira Akina, Kauikeolani Goodness

                                               Part Three (9 pm)

The Tree and the Pirogue Director Sébastien Marques, Writer Sébastien Marques, Producer Sébastien
Marques, Mélissa Malinbaum, 25 Minutes, France, Short
The life of a Melanesian tribe is disrupted by the progressive arrival of modernity. Iabe, a young
Melanesian, finds this change very hard to cope with and gets lost between his traditions and this
modernity. Cast: Iabe Lapacas, Jean-Pierre Swan, Maurice Haeweng.

808 Director Meilani Wenska, Writer Meilani Wenska, Producer Meilani Wenska, Robert Amico -
Supervising Producer, 14 minutes, United States, Short
808 is an emotional thriller of a film. The Hawaiian culture, land, and its exploitation are woven throughout
the story as Kai, a lonely Hawaiian woman yearning to reconnect with her children, returns home.

Last Taxi Dance Director Brayden Yoder, Writer Brayden Yoder, Producer Ciara Lacy, Robert Bates,
Concepcion Alicino, Brayden Yoder, 18 minutes, United States, Short
In a ballroom called Paradise, in the aftermath of World War II, a proud Hawaiian singer dances with a
returned U.S. soldier and debates the dignity of the American dream. But when his dance tickets run out,
she is left with a harsh choice – for when the dancing stops, this man will die. Cast: Danielle Zalopany, Max
Holtz, Cyndi Mayo
GAIETY THEATRE 2 PM SUNDAY JUNE 2

MERATA
Director Heperi Mita, Producer Chelsea Winstanley, Executive Producer Cliff Curtis, 87 minutes, New Zealand, 2018

As the archivist of Merata Mita’s work, her youngest son Hepi Mita embarks on a journey through his
mother’s life. Creating a dialogue between her work as a filmmaker and her personal life, his unique
excavation reveals how deeply connected the personal, the political, and the creative were for the late
Merata Mita (1942–2010). The first female Maori director’s career began in the 1970s with the
observational documentaries Bastion Point: Day 507 and Patu! Her debut fiction film Mauri (1988) was not
only the first film to be made by a Maori woman, it was also the first feature film ever to be made by an
Indigenous woman anywhere in the world. Interweaving a wealth of archive footage with extracts from her
interviews, as well as her children’s memories, Merata’s personal story - of being Maori, a woman, a mother
and a filmmaker in Aotearoa - speaks to the wider experiences and universal struggles that are still being
faced by Indigenous filmmakers everywhere in the world today. This documentary does not only shed light
on a resilient woman who fought for her goal to ‘indigenise the screen’ - it also reveals the strain this kind of
political work was to have on her family.

Feature film preceded by the following short film:

The Gravedigger Of Kapu
Director Libby Hakaraia, Writer Libby Hakaraia,
Producer Tainui Stephens, 16 minutes, New
Zealand, Short

An old time gravedigger wants his nephew
to carry on the traditions.
Cast: Jim Moriarty, Tanira Cooper.
GAIETY THEATRE 4 PM SUNDAY JUNE 2

SOLDIERS WITHOUT GUNS
Director Will Watson, Writer Will Watson, Producer John Keir, Lisa Walker
92 minutes, New Zealand, Documentary, 2019

The riveting journey of coalition soldiers as they land unarmed into the heat of a 10 year civil war using only
the weapons of Music, Maori Culture and Love to create peace. This radical idea of sending soldiers
without guns was condemned by the media because they felt the soldiers would be massacred given the
first 14 peace attempts had failed. This film shines a light on the untold story, of unsung heroes and their,
“mission impossible.” A story of love, compassion and hope in a world struggling with growing and
entrenched hostilities.

Feature film preceded by the following short film:

Die Like A Shark (Me Mate Ururoa)
Director Nick Epstein, Writer Nick Epstein, Producer Shane Rangi, 15 minutes, New Zealand, Short
An ageing fighter’s life falls apart as he refuses to face the end of his once bright career.
Cast: Shane Rangi, Mark Hadlow, Laura Thompson, Jed Brophy

GAIETY THEATRE 6 PM SUNDAY JUNE 2

BROWN BOYS
Director Hans Masoe, Writer Hans Mase, 92 mins
New Zealand 2019

Samoan/New Zealand coming-of-age comedy set in South
Auckland following Peter, a player who's about to receive
some hard life lessons about love and brotherhood.
Directorial debut from Hans Masoe.
KAHUNGUNU MARAE 2 PM SATURDAY JUNE 1

IN TIMES OF RAIN Director Itandehui Jansen, Writer Armando Bautista Garcia, Producer Armando Bautista
Garcia, Mauro Mueller, 2017, 89 Min, feature drama, Spanish/Mixtec, English s/t
A powerful story of economic migration between rural and urban Mexico. Soledad is a matriarch and
traditional healer whose daughter Adele left their village to work in Mexico City leaving behind her infant
son. Years later, Soledad and her grandson Jose share a strong bond rooted in their love of culture and
land. As she continues to pass on her knowledge and teachings to him, she receives an unexpected call
that her daughter is getting married and intends for Jose to join them in the city. Fearing an uncertain future
for them both, Soledad struggles to cope with her impending heartbreak as she awaits her daughter’s
return. Cast: Ángeles Cruz , Noé Hernández , Harold Torres

KAHUNGUNU MARAE 3.30 PM SUNDAY JUNE 2

FALLS AROUND HER
Director Darlene Naponse, Writer Darlene Naponse, Producer Darlene Naponse, 90 minutes, 2018, Canada, Feature
Falls Around Her follows Mary Birchbark (Tantoo Cardinal), a legendary singer who returns to the vast
wilderness of her reserve to reconnect with the land and her community. Mary begins to sense that
someone might be watching her. Unsure of what is real and what is imagined, Mary embraces isolation as
she explores the psychological impact of her past and present.
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MOVING IMAGE ART WORKS

Nakunaku (Severed/Broken Up/Disjointed)
Director/Writer Sandy Wakefield, Producer Sandy Wakefield, 16 minutes, New Zealand, Experimental
Tuia ki te rangi Tuia ki te whenua Tuia ki te moana Tuia te here tangata E rongo te pō, e rongo te ao.
Contained within these fews words is the essence of our great ancestral understandings of a connected
universe. They speak of the mauri that through whakapapa, we are bound to the heavens, to the other
earth, to Wainuiatea, the progenitor of all our oceans. Through a series of visits to remote areas of Rakiura
Islands (Stewart Island), this is the artist's acknowledgement to her tupuna who suffered, through
generations, the impact of colonisation.

DOCUMENTARY INSTALLATION

Matariki Seven Sisters
Director Karen Sidney, Producer Karen Sidney, New Zealand, Documentary
Documentary interviewing 7 Maori Wahine from Te Tai Tokerau/Northland NZ, who all work in the arts,
presented in a multi-screen context. Language: English, Maori

ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY
      Qiane Matata Sipu – NUKU
      Raymond Sagapolutele – Scenes from LILIU

SCREENINGS
Saakkhelu, The offering to Mother Earth
Director Mateo Leguizamón, Writer Alejandra Muñoz, Producer Yelsin Pilcue, 20 minutes, Colombia, Documentary
The Saakhelu Kiwe Kame is a ritual of the Nasa indigenous peoples of Colombia, which deals with the
revitalization of mother earth in the context of global warming and post-conflict Colombia.

Home 8 minutes, Greenland, Documentary
A personal perspective on coming home after nearly a decade abroad and finding that something is off in
the familiar paradise. A warning that profound change is coming. Change that will influence future
generations.

Mazocahui 3 minutes, Mexico, Short
A teenager performs the ancestral folkloric ballet of the Northwest of Mexico where a deer flees from its
hunter who requires his divine flesh to transcend from the filth of the world.

Identidad Director Ivan Jaripio, Writer Ivan Jaripio, Producer Ivan Jaripio, 3 minutes, Panama, Experimental
A different and amazing look that seeks to contrast indigenous traditions with the contemporary world of
Panama. Faced with the territorial and cultural threat of modernization, the resistance of indigenous
peoples to defend their traditions is urgent. Language: Spanish.

Waorani Director Luciano Nacci, Florencia Velozo, Edgar Acuña, Writer Luciano Nacci, Producer Luciano Nacci
9 minutes, Argentina, Documentary, Short
The documentary Waorani shows the customs of an Ecuadorian tribe, which is losing its traditions due to
the arrival of modern society. Cast: Tribu Waorani. Language: English, Spanish.

The Creation of The World Director Antonio Coello, 10 minutes, Mexico, Animation
The creation myth is adapted into an animated short film made by Seri indigenous children and elders.

Waniska Directors Willie Ermine, Margaret Reynolds, Rose Bird, Florence Allen, Gilbert Kewistep, Mary Lee,
Preston Gardypie, Producer Andrée Cazabon, 24 minutes, Canada, Documentary
In an extraordinary display of resilience, a group of Elders out on the land address the importance of
Indigenous knowledge. These residential school Survivors shine a light on the future.
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