Wairoa Māori Film Festival Catalogue 2014

WAIROA MĀORI FILM FESTIVAL+2014

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, NUHAKA, WAIROA, AOTEAROA

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY/MATARIKI

THURSDAY 29 MAY – MONDAY 2 JUNE 2014

ANCIENT SPIRITS BECKON / THEME INDIGENOUS FREQUENCIES / WWW.KIAORA.TV

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Above: Rangimoekaus Left: Rob Makaraka in Inc’d Below: Home (Australia) Pumanawa The Gift

It is a great privilege to welcome you to Wairoa.

Welcome to our hau kainga, to Nuhaka and Morere, to be among the people descended of Kahungunu and Rakaipaaka to rest and find sanctuary in film.

We gather in the sacred space of the Māori Marae with clarity in soul and purpose, with dignity we adhere to tikanga and cultural practice that is ancient.

Aniwaniwa, Waikaremoana, Wairoa Photo: Monique Delatour

THE SIGNAL & THE NOISE: MESSAGE FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Ancient spirits have beckoned us here to Wairoa and from this we converse, create, and collectively explore future worlds yet to be known and ancient stories yet to be told -­‐ On Screen.

We at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival recognise Māori, Pasifika and international indigenous film makers as global leaders in the expansion of 4th Cinema Paradigms as first espoused by our great leaders, Rangatira of Aotearoa and world cinema. Aue! We look back with dewy eyes as we commence the journey forward.

As Festival Director, I am privileged to travel the world on an indigenous film kaupapa. In Canada last year I attended imagineNATIVE Toronto. I was fascinated how the native peoples of Toronto have a cultural presence in a vast metropolis that is the film festival capital of the world. However, in such a crowded media market, a “Native Voice” is just one fractal among many in a vast mandala of multiculturalism and urban tribalism. In Canada, the natives of Toronto struggle to preserve their Reo, which in some cases is only down to a handful of speakers.

What a comparison is Aotearoa: here at home, Māori are united with one Reo and a subset spectrum of living dialects; on the telly you are now more likely than not to see a brown face when you switch on (Master Chef!); and in little old NZ our Māori films are recognised as not only among the best critically, but also as the leaders in our national box office roll call.

The theme of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival this year is Indigenous Frequencies. Along this theme, there is a set of indigenous media art works, and a Native Signal Symposium throughout the festival that will occur both after every screening and online at our new weblog, www.kiaora.tv.

There is something magical about Wairoa and Nuhaka. Away from the hustle and bustle of cities and airports and flight paths and motorways you can suddenly hear and see things you wouldn’t otherwise. The pulse and heartbeat of Papatuanuku. The vastness and infinity of the stars and sky of Ranginui. The glow worms in Morere forest, the native birds of the Nuhaka village, the roaring sea of Ureti beach.

Our hope for this year’s festival is to cut through the Noise to find a Native Signal. In an increasingly mechanised and alienating world, we as Children of Papatuanuku and Ranginui gather each year in Wairoa to attune to indigenous frequencies, to discover a Native Signal amongst the noise of global film paradigms. We are seekers of an attunement to Indigenous Frequencies.

A mechanised and technological world can be alienating, but the tools of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr etal enable us as native peoples to instantly connect and respond, like birds in one vast forest. For five magical days, these pulses and beats, these indigenous frequencies and native signals will emanate from Kahungunu Marae, Nuhaka, Wairoa, Aotearoa. Join us at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival 2014!

Nau Mai! Nau Mai! Haere Mai ki te Taurima Whakaata Māori I Te Wairoa 2014!

Ngā mihi,

Leo Koziol, Festival Director Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Whakatōhea

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2014 Thursday May 29 to Monday June 2 -­‐ Queen's Birthday * Matariki 2014 All screenings at Kahungunu Marae, Nuhaka, except "Bush Cinema" at Morere School Hall, Morere

THURSDAY MAY 29 6 pm to 9 pm "Welcome Kai” at Morere School Hall & Hot Pools

Friday May 30 7 am Bus Leaves Auckland

Saturday May 31 9 am to 10 am Breakfast (Marae)

Sunday June 1 9 am to 10 Breakfast (Marae)

12 pm BBQ Lunch "Meet and Greet" at Morere Hot Springs

9.30 am SOUL IN THE SEA Moko the Dolphin Story

10 am WHANAU SHORTS

3 pm Official Festival Powhiri

10.30 am KUMU HINA 77 min Directors Present for Q&A

3.30 pm Kapu Ti

5 pm Dinner

5.30 Welcome & Introduction

5.35 pm KOTIRO MĀORI E Director Present for Q&A

6 pm MĀORI SHORTS I 86 min Followed by Directors Panel

7.45 pm Kapu Ti

8 pm THE DARKSIDE Directed by Warwick Thornton Preceded by Footsteps

12 pm Lunch

12.30 pm THE HAUMANA Directors Present for Q&A

10.30 am HE TOKI HUNA Directors Present for Q&A

12 pm Lunch

12.30 pm FANTAIL 83 min Preceded by Friday Tigers 16 min

2.30 pm Kapu Ti

2.30 pm IMAGINENATIVE REEL KANATA II 77 min

2.45 pm THE PA BOYS Director Present for Q&A

3.45 pm Kapu Ti

4.30 pm Break

4 pm WHITE LIES Preceded by Alma & Esperanza

4.45 pm MĀORI SHORTS II 63 min 6 pm Dinner (Boil Up) Followed by Directors Panel 7.30 pm BUSH CINEMA 6 pm TE NATI TAHITI 2014 (Morere School Hall, Morere) With Presentation from Te Nati A selection of underground

9.45 pm Concludes

6.30 pm Indigenous Frequencies Art film multimedia works Followed by Directors Panel

7 pm Mana Wairoa Gala Awards Dinner &WIFT Mana Wahine With Kapa Haka Evening Wairoa College Kapa Haka

shorts, dramatic, horror and comedy themes

Followed by Music and Light Supper at the Morere Hot Pools

Monday June 2 8 am Bus for Auckland leaves from Morere / Poroporoaki at Kahungunu Marae

TICKET PRICES AND BOOKINGS

Festival Pass: $100 includes All Screenings, Awards Dinner, Daily Meals, Marae Accommodation Day Pass/Night Pass: $10 Adults, $5 Kaumatua/Children/Unemployed/Underemployed Meal Ticket (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) $10 per meal Gala Awards Dinner $45 per person, $450 Table of 10 Bus Available from Auckland/Hamilton/Taupo $60 return/$30 one way BOOKINGS: 0211434113 or 06 837 8854 email: manaakiwairoa@gmail.com www.kiaora.tv

KOTIRO MĀORI E

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 5.35 PM FRIDAY

New Zealand 2014 21 min Director Ryan Baigent Producer/Presenter/Researcher Sophronia Smith

Kotiro Māori E: Māori Love Song Of Rongomaiwahine & Kahungunu. The story behind the waiata.

This film celebrates the waiata Kotiro Māori E, which is oft times recognized as an anthem for descendants of Rongomaiwahine and Kahungunu. It also acknowledges the origins of the rangi (tune) of Kotiro Māori e. The mele (song from Hawai’i) Kaulana Nā Pua was written by Eleanor Kekoaohiwaikalani Wright Prendergast in 1893.

She wrote it for members of the Royal Hawaiian Band who protested the overthrow of Queen Lili’uokalani and the Kingdom of Hawai’i. Kaulana Nā Pua is a Hawaiian patriotic song. The use of the tune from Kaulana Nā Pua for the waiata Kotiro Māori e has been a point of contention for some Kānaka ‘ōiwi (Native Hawaiians) due to the context of which Kaulana Nā Pua song was written. It was a time when American business men and their allies attempted to annihilate the people from Hawai’i.

Uncle Tommie Taurima, as he is fondly known sheds light on his intention for using the tune of Kaulana Nā Pua when writing the waiata Kotiro Māori e. This film is about increasing understanding between Kānaka ōiwi and Tangata Whenua. It is also about acknowledging the significance of indigenous female political leaders, Queen Lili’uokalani and Rongomaiwahine.

MĀORI SHORTS I

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 6 PM FRIDAY

These seven films will screen "In-­‐Competition" at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival, including Acting Categories (Actor and Actress Audience Awards) and Best Overall Short (Audience Award). You Decide!

THE RANGIMOEKAUS 2013 New Zealand 5 min Director Helena Bethune Animation Three mischievous mokopuna concoct a devious plan to help their nan quit smoking in this hard-­‐case animated comedy. Created in collaboration with Yoobee School of Design. 19 student animators animated five seconds each as part of their project towards the Advanced Diploma in Animation 2013.

HOME (Australia)

2013 Australia 15 min Director/Writer Apirana Ipo Te Maipi Producer Jesse Phomsouvanh

Find your place. Follow your heart. The relationship of a Māori couple is on the rocks; an academic student feels the neglect in his family; and an Indigenous teen struggles to find his place. A chain of events unravels during an eight hour period, creating new opportunities and restoration. A production with Griffith Film School for the 2013 Graduate Slate.

ROSS & BETH

Director Hamish Bennett 2014 New Zealand 14 min Cast: Annie Whittle, John Clarke, Raki Ruawai

The story of a humble farming couple, a sudden upheaval and an unlikely saviour.

TOHUNGA 2014 New Zealand 8 min Director Rebecca Collins

When a young boy falls ill, a family turns to a tohunga for help. Unknowingly, a young girl bears witness to a world never meant for her.

PŪMANAWA THE GIFT 2013 New Zealand 13 min Director Poata Eruera Producer Tui Ruwhiu

Learning that her daughter is serious about a Christian boyfriend, a mother fears it will threaten a spiritual gift both women have inherited. She takes her daughter back to her own tragic past to show how loneliness, hope and faith can turn love into turmoil. Finally, the daughter must consider the meaning of love and the value of her precious gift.

AHI KA 2014 New Zealand 14 min Director Richard Curtis Producer Jillian White Left alone with just her spiritual guides a young girl upholds the prestige of the tribe in order to protect the land for generations to come. Due to her brave deeds she is immortalized for ever. (photo, above)

INC’D 2014 New Zealand 15 min Director Darren Simmonds (Pakeha) Producers Darren Simmonds & Ian Bowmer A Māori man enjoying the corporate life he has carved for himself in Sydney returns home for his father's funeral. Amidst the mourning, a challenge is laid before him. Cast: Rob Mokaraka, Juanita Hepi.

MĀORI SHORTS I presented in association with:

THE DARKSIDE

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 8 PM FRIDAY

2013 Australia 94 mins Director Warwick Thornton Cast Lynette Narkle, Merwez Whaleboat, Sacha Horler, Jack Charles, Claudia Karvan

“After Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton set up an appeal for people to tell him their own personal ghost stories, he was met with an enthusiastic response. Both whites and Aborigines told him of their encounters with the other side. Spirits, the undead and out-­‐of-­‐body experiences are nothing new in film history. Yet the way Thornton treats these stories is far from the standard genre approach. He restages selected interviews using actors placed at carefully chosen locations, finding an appropriate form for each story. There is the woman who frees the spirit of her dead brother; the man who returns the flowers his wife had taken from a now abandoned house to the dead woman that used to live there; the archive researcher who hears the voices of the Aborigines who have been measured and dissected, yet whose mortal remains remain unburied. Thornton’s perspective is pointedly neither psychological, ethnological nor religious. He regards the beyond as self-­‐evident and demonstrates that uncanny, sad and even funny stories can be told about it.” – Berlinale 2014

WARWICK THORNTON Born in Alice Springs, Australia in 1970. He began working as a cinematographer for the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) in 1990. In 1997 he graduated in cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. He has since photographed several feature films.

PRECEDED BY:

FOOTSTEPS Director Lennie Hill 2014 New Zealand/Cook Islands 14 min A father's sacrifice, a young boy's promise.

THE DARKSIDE presented in association with:

SOUL IN THE SEA

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 9.30 AM SATURDAY

2013 NZ 60 mins Director/Producer/Photography/Editor: Amy Taylor Executive producers: Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit Sound: Dick Reade Music: Matthew Caradus With: Kirsty Carrington, Errin Hallen, Grant Duffield, Peter Cavanagh, Jamie Quirk, Martin Williams, Dr Ingrid Visser, Pouroto Ngaropo

Amy Taylor’s moving documentary explores the impact of Moko, a ‘friendly dolphin’, on the Eastern coastal communities he frequented in the six months up to his death in 2010. Foremost amongst Moko’s multifarious and delighted human companions is Kirsty Carrington. Her growing concern that he will fall prey to the same sad fate as earlier lone dolphins brings her into sharp conflict with the Department of Conservation, who discourage human intervention in the affairs of marine mammals. (DoC may wish that their Tauranga office had been provided with media training.) Meanwhile, Moko-­‐mania proves disruptive for fishermen and small tourism operators get into scraps. Local body politicians position themselves around the ensuing conflicts so that Carrington feels her fears for Moko’s welfare have been shunted aside. Taylor, who has a background in marine biology, revels in the human interaction with the wild and playful dolphin – and appreciates how little needs to be said to convey the human capacity to abuse the best things that nature hands us.

AMY TAYLOR Amy completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Natural History Filmmaking at the University of Otago and Natural History New Zealand. Her student documentary about Hectors dolphins (Beyond the Kelp) was broadcast on Māori TV. Amy has since worked on various documentaries, short films, commercials and music videos as a producer, director, cinematographer and editor

KUMU HINA

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 10.30 AM SUNDAY

2013 USA 77 min Directors Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson Documentary USA English, Hawaiian, Tongan Producers Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson Cast Hinaleimoana Wong-­‐Kalu, Haemaccelo Kalu, Ho'onani Kamai, Peter Dela Cruz, Laara Allbrett, Dana Kaua'i Iki, Pa'ula Chandler, & the students of Halau Lokahi Public Charter School

“Imagine a world where a little boy can grow up to be the woman of his dreams, and a young girl can rise to become a leader among men. Welcome to Kumu Hina's Hawai'i. During a momentous year in her life in modern Honolulu, Hina Wong-­‐Kalu, a native Hawaiian māhū, or transgender, teacher uses traditional culture to inspire a student to claim her place as leader of the school's all-­‐male hula troupe. But despite her success as a teacher, Hina longs for love and a committed relationship. Will her marriage to a headstrong Tongan man fulfill her dreams? An incredible docu-­‐drama that unfolds like a narrative film, KUMU HINA reveals a side of Hawai'i rarely seen on screen.” – HIFF Hawaii Showcase 2013

HINALEIMOANA WONG-­‐KALU Hinaleimoana Wong-­‐Kalu is a native Hawaiian transgender woman born, raised and educated in Hawaii.

She is a 1990 graduate of the Kamehameha Schools Kapalama campus, and a twice graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus (1996 and 2004). Hinaleimoana continues to be an educator, cultural practitioner and steward in her community for the last 25 years. The Royal Hawaiian Dance Company, Bishop Museum, Leeward Community College Continuing Education (inclusive of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, Alu Like Kupuna (Elderly) Program and other community language learning centers), Kamehameha Schools, Polynesian Airlines, Ke Ola Mamo Native Hawaiian Health Care System, and the current Halau Lokahi Public Charter School are among the list of places that have enabled Hinaleimoana to be a vehicle of empowerment in the community. Additionally, she continues to serve on the Oahu Island Burial Council and has been a very effective community advocate for ancestral burial issues for the last 6 years.

THE HAUMĀNA

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 12.30 PM SATURDAY

95 Minutes USA 2013 Director Keo Woolford Writer Keo Woolford Producers Caleb Lucero, Keo Woolford, Sky Yim Cast Tui Asau, Saitia Faaifo, Cedric Jonathan, Christopher Latronic, Buddy Martin, Tauarii Nahalea-­‐Marama, Mary Pa'alani, Marlene Sai, J.D. Tanuvasa , Kelly Hu Language English, Hawaiian

“Jonny Kealoha is a washed-­‐up and alcoholic Waikiki Polynesian entertainer. One day, he is summoned by the ailing Auntie Margaret, his long-­‐revered kumu. She breaks the news that she wants Jonny to be the new instructor to a group of male students. Jonny’s boyish charm and impish smile instil little confidence in the group or haumana, and he finds that he has to earn their trust, which is challenging given that they think he knows little more than cheesy Waikiki tunes. Even more so, Jonny doubts his own ability, retaining very little from his youth as Auntie Margaret's pupil. All he has is a binder full of loose leaf notes. Jonny also gets ire from Napua, who leads the girls’ group and has put in years of hard work and discipline to reach kumu status herself. She has little faith that Jonny’s haumana will be ready in time for the all-­‐important Royal Hula Festival that has always featured Auntie Margaret’s haumāna. Can Jonny and the boys set aside their differences and get ready for the big show? THE HAUMĀNA joins the pantheon of underdog stories that have been explored on the big screen. The difference is, this film is completely [Hawaii] homegrown, with all local actors, cast and crew, and an amazing soundtrack.” – HIFF

Director Biography

BIO -­‐ KEO WOOLFORD is a multi-­‐disciplinary artist, born and raised in Hawai`i. He recently made his feature film directorial debut with “The Haumana” which won the Audience Award and Best First Feature Award at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. As an actor, Keo was mostly recently seen in the number one box office hit “Act of Valor” and as Detective/Sgt. Chang, his recurring role on HAWAII 5-­‐0. Keo is a member of Robert Cazimero’s Halau Na Kamalei O Lililehua and is the co-­‐producer of the award-­‐winning documentary “Na Kamalei: Men of Hula.”

Preceded by: MOU PIRI Directed by: Karin Williams 2013 | 13 min.

Culture is like love -­‐ if you hold tight you'll be OK. That's the message of Mou Piri, a South Pacific love song that has touched hearts around the world. The short documentary explores the importance of music and dance in Cook Islands culture through the story of a romantic song that is synonymous with island weddings.

THE PA BOYS

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 2.45 PM SATURDAY

93 min New Zealand 2014 Director Himiona Grace (feature debut) Writer Himiona Grace Producers Ainsley Gardiner, Mina Mathieson Cast Francis Kora, Matariki Whatarau, Juanita Hepi, Tola Newbury, Roimata Fox, Calvin Tuteao, Troy Kingi Rated M (Drug use & offensive language)

The Pa Boys is an energetic, uplifting road movie capturing the best of New Zealand's culture, beauty, talent and music, whilst exploring themes of identity, friendship and discovering your roots.

What is a man without roots?

Kiwi road-­‐trip drama following three-­‐piece Wellington reggae band The Pā Boys as they tour the North Island. This marks the feature debut of Himiona Grace with music by Trinity Roots’ Warren Maxwell. The journey is one that sees Danny (Francis Kora), a young Māori man whose whakapapa is a mystery to him, conflicting with their newest member Tau (Matariki Whatarau), an elusive and talented musician deeply rooted in his heritage. Tau tries to educate Danny in the ways of traditional Māori values, only to provoke frustration and anger within the group. To make matters more complex, the band is joined by Danny’s ex-­‐ wife and mother of his child. Hide

HIMIONA GRACE Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Porou Himiona Grace learnt about filmmaking at Wellington’s legendary Pacific Films. Former poutakawaenga (Māori liaison officer) at the Film Archive, Grace has composed music for a variety of shorts and television programmes; the longtime photographer has also won awards for his stills. In 2013 he wrote and directed his first feature film: The Pā Boys, which follows a reggae trio from Wellington on a road trip north.

MĀORI SHORTS II

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 4.45 PM SATURDAY

HOME (NEW ZEALAND) Director Chris Molloy (Tuhoe, Ngati Manawa, Ngati Porou) Producers Mina Mathieson (Taranaki, Ngati Apakura, Ngati Mahuta) & Aroha Awarau (Ngati Maru) Writer Aroha Awarau 2014 14 min NZ

A heartbreaking decision cripples a loving mother who is torn between loyalty to her children and doing what's right. Cast: Tahei Simpson, Vinnie Bennett, Mohi Critchley.

KIA ORA MIGUEL Director Jaimee Poipoi 2014 New Zealand 9 minutes

Koro's day takes an unexpected turn when his daughter Tania returns home after 10 years. Having to deal with past hurt and resentment, Koro must also meet his grandson for the first time, non-­‐English speaking 10 year old Miguel.

BUD Director Lucia Farron Diamantis Writer Myfanwy Fanning-­‐Randall Producers Jenna Berg/Unitec 2014 New Zealand 11 min. Cast: Calae Hignett-­‐Morgan, Taiaroa Royal, Pita Turei "Bud" explores a young boys need to be nurtured, to be mothered. (Unitec)

TOA Director Canaan Akuhata Brown 14 min 2013 NZ South Seas Film & Television School Toa is the story of a soldier about to depart for war, and the impact upon whanau.

RISING DUST NZ 2014 Director: Jack Woon 15 mins

RISING DUST is a hip-­‐hop dance drama taken out of the city streets and into the historical, isolated, rural land of the Hokianga in New Zealand. With the help of his ancestors, a teenager on the cusp of adulthood stands up to his father and defends his place in his home.

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TE NATI TAHITI

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 6 PM SATURDAY

TE NATI "HAWAIIKI HOU" SHORT FILM PRIZE

The Wairoa Māori Film Festival in 2014 has embarked on an exciting new partnership. We have worked with young emerging film makers in Tahiti French Polynesia, led by Tiairani Drollet-­‐Le Caill, to establish a cultural exchange in film between Māori (Native New Zealand) and Maohi (Native Tahitian) film makers.

Each year, six short films will be selected by each festival to screen at their festival partner. This year, the Wairoa Māori Film Festival worked with the Association of the Te Nati Film Festival to select six Māori short films that will screen in Te Nati in April 2014.

Our kind thanks to the directors and producers of the films who have agreed to their works screening in Tahiti, and with one to receive a PREMIERE PRIZE, the TE NATI "HAWAIIKI HOU" SHORT FILM PRIZE, comprising: •1 x International Airfare from Auckland to Papeete to attend the TE NATI FILM FESTIVAL 2015 •Accommodation and meals for 1 person for the duration of their stay in French Polynesia •Attendance of guest film maker to TE NATI FILM FESTIVAL 2015 at @ Le Musee de Tahiti et des Iles Punaauia, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

WITH A SPECIAL SCREENING:

KIA ORANA Cook Islands Director: Lennie Hill/Producer: Tiairani Drollet-­‐Le Caill 6 min Five warriors stumble upon an object in the sand which gifts them with the sound of music. Finalist at Tropfest NZ 2014.

ARIOI VAHINE Tahiti 2008. Director: Virginie Tetoofa. AssociateProducers and 1st AD: Tea Aunoa Associé. Associate producers: Tamasin Simpkin and Tarepa Teinauri. Language: Tahitian

As a little girl, Poeiti dreamt of becoming one of the honorable dancers of the Arioi tribe. But later on when she became a fine young woman, she will have to make an important sacrifice to keep her status.

INDIGENOUS FREQUENCIES KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 6.30 PM SATURDAY

MOKO Poland 2013 Director Marta Szymanska, Lodz Film School, 4 mins (photo above) Moko is a dynamic story about shapes, colours and ornaments. This film is a variation on the theme of the Polynesian myth of the Creation. In multicoloured artistic and musical impression there’s a story of first parents, first lovers. The ornaments are teeming with life, hypnotize and have an effect on characters.

Director, screenplay, camera, animation -­‐ Marta Szymanska; Sound and Music : Patryk Zakrocki , Wojciech Traczyk; Producer: Lodz Film School, Poland. Film is cofinanced by Polish Film Institute.

MOKIHI Director Lennie Hill Writer Ratu Tibble Cast Ratu Tibble, Hiona Henare, Manahi Henare-­‐ Chicoine, Kahu Atea Henare-­‐Donovan. A man stands on the shore. His destiny awaits.

GALU AFI: WAVES OF FIRE (2012) Artist: Shigeyuki Kihara, Milford Galleries The silent performance video work entitled Galu Afi: Waves of Fire is an extension of Kihara’s recent solo dance performance and video work entitled Taualuga: The Last Dance (2005). Galu Afi explores the ancient Samoan dance form of taualuga as choreography, with Kihara dressed in the guise of a demure Samoan woman in Victorian mourning dress. The choreography describes the movements of the Tsunami in September 2009, which took the lives of more than 189 people in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga, and is physically in conversation with the sequential analysis of photographic fracturing of time, which references 19th century Western Futurist photographers. While Futurist photographers such as Eadweard Muybridge and Etienne Jules Marey used photography as a tool for the analysis of dynamic motion, Galu Afi looks back into history to reveal the wisdom of indigenous belief systems.

MANA WAIROA FILM AWARDS & GALA DINNER KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 7 PM SATURDAY

Join us for an evening of Kapa Haka performance by the Wairoa College Kapa Haka group, followed by the presentation of the following awards:

• Best Actor – Short Film (Aotearoa Audience Award) • Best Actress – Short Film (Aotearoa Audience Award) • Best Short Film (Aotearoa Audience Award) • Best International Indigenous Entry • Best Aotearoa Feature Drama or Documentary • Women in Film & Television (WIFT) Mana Wahine Award • Mana Wairoa Festival Prize (Best Overall Entry)

Tickets $45 each please book by emailing Renae Maihi at manaakiwairoa@gmail.com or Ph 0211434113.

One of the awards has already been decided, and will be presented on the night:

WIFT MANA WAHINE AWARD 2014 to KAY ELLMERS

Representatives from Women in Film & Television (WIFT) NZ and the Wairoa Māori Film Festival Inc. are proud to announce that the 2014 WIFT Mana Wahine Award will be presented to Kay Ellmers at the Gala Festival Awards at Kahungunu Marae, Nuhaka, on Saturday May 31.

The 2014 WIFT NZ Mana Wahine Award recipient is one of New Zealand's most experienced documentary makers, Kay Ellmers (Ngati Tamateraa/Ngati Raukawa).

The judging panel were impressed with the range and purpose of the award winning documentaries and programmes Kay has initiated through her production company Tumanako Productions and in collaboration with other producers. She is a prolific multi-­‐tasker having variously taken writing, directing and producing credits on projects commissioned across all three free to air channels.

She has also served as Deputy Chair of Nga Aho Whakaari.

Documentaries such as He Toki Huna, Canvassing the Treaty and Polynesian Panthers reveal her interest and concern for exploring and illuminating issues affecting the well-­‐being of New Zealand.

Whanau, Powhiri -­‐ Welcome or Not, The Trouble with Words and Hikoi; Inside Out further demonstrate her "support and promotion of Māori culture, Te Reo Māori, Tikanga and the Welfare and Stories of Aotearoa Wahine."

WHANAU SHORTS

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 10 AM SUNDAY

DOG SAVE THE QUEEN Directed by: Marcus Hamill 2013 | 14 min.

The idyllic Island of Rarotonga is abuzz with the news of ‘the Million Dollar Corgi Quest’, a competition run

by Buckingham Palace, in search of the direct descendant of the Queen's corgi, who visited the shores back in ‘74 and got loose and busy with some of the local mutts. Taking full advantage of the spectacular scenery of Rarotonga, DOG SAVE THE QUEEN is the tale of a young boy Nuka, his beloved dog Cyclone, and his unbreakable ties with kopu tangata (family) and their ancestral lands.

BRO'S BEING BRO'S Komako Silver, Guy Ryan 2014 NZ 5 mins

Bro's Being Bro's is a short Kiwi doco by emerging young film-­‐maker Komako Silver in collaboration with Will Moore. The film follows the young hip-­‐hop dancer Tsar Marsters of Hamilton, in his journey to connect and empower the next generation through dance.

TAMANUI Directed by Isaac J T R Cleland 2014 11 mins NZ

It is Tamanui, an educational short film about the effects the actions of parents have on their tamariki (children). It is a story that exposes the truths of modern whanau (family) life and the challenge of parenting. By remembering your roots and against adversity, if you bring forth traditional culture and parenting techniques into their lives you can start to improve the well being of your childs up bringing.

Shot from the child's perspective it tells us that every decision and action from a parent to a child is influential and that they are, therefore, reflections of us. We must be role models to our tamariki. This film is giving children a voice.

HE TOKI HUNA: NZ IN AFGHANISTAN KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 10.30 AM SATURDAY

Director: Annie Goldson, Kay Ellmers Year: 2013 Country: New Zealand Running time: 80 mins Documentary Producers: Kay Ellmers, Annie Goldson

In May 2011, the New Zealand Prime Minister launched an extraordinary attack on journalist Jon Stephenson. The experienced reporter was a kook, not to be taken seriously, said John Key, in response to revelations in Stephenson’s extensive, first-­‐hand account for Metro of New Zealand’s role in Afghanistan. It included evidence that a unit of New Zealand Special Forces may have arrested and transferred prisoners to Afghan authorities in the knowledge they might be tortured, in contravention of the Geneva Conventions.

As the numerous testimonies in He Toki Huna: New Zealand in Afghanistan make clear, Stephenson’s work is in truth characterised by its integrity. Stephenson, now a correspondent in Kabul for US newspaper group McClatchy, has in numerous trips to the country eschewed the ‘embed’ approach, preferring to report outside the stage-­‐managed programmes of the military communications machine.

Co-­‐directed and produced by Annie Goldson (Brother Number One) and significantly expanded from the earlier version screened on Māori Television, He Toki Huna tells the wider story of New Zealand’s role in a war that began as an attempt to ‘smoke out’ those who harboured Al-­‐Qaeda terrorists, but quickly became mired in a drawn-­‐out counterinsurgency. It also looks at the strategies used to control the media message.

As Dr Donald Matheson of Canterbury University puts it in the film, ‘It’s New Zealand’s longest troop commitment – longer than World War I and World War II combined. And yet we’ve heard almost nothing about it.’ As our final soldiers return home, He Toki Huna is a lucid, engaging and timely contribution to filling that void. — Toby Manhire

FANTAIL

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 12.30 PM SUNDAY

2013 NZ 83 mins Director: Curtis Vowell Producers: Sarah Cook (Ngati Raukawa), Matt Noonan Executive Producer: Ainsley Gardiner Screenplay: Sophie Henderson Photography: Ian McCarroll Editor: Richard Shaw Production designer: Brant Fraser Costume designer: Kylie Cooke Sound: Dick Reade Music: Mahuia Bridgman-­‐Cooper Censor Rating: R15 -­‐ violence, offensive language, drug use

With: Sophie Henderson (Tania), Stephen Lovatt (Rog), Jarod Rawiri (Dean), Jahalis Ngamotu (Pi), Vinnie Bennett (Bigman)

Service station worker Tania (Sophie Henderson) is a blonde-­‐haired, blue-­‐eyed woman who identifies as Māori, working to take her little bro Pi to Surfer’s to find their Dad. But flitting Pi causes plans to go awry.

Directed by Curtis Vowell (his debut) the script was adapted by Henderson from her theatre monologue, and shot in 20 days via the NZFC’s low budget Escalator scheme. The twist on the Hine-­‐nui-­‐te-­‐po myth was a breakout hit of the 2013 NZ Film Festival. NZ Herald critic Dominic Corry raved: “one of the freshest New Zealand films to come along in years”.

Set almost entirely in a petrol station, Fantail was shot on location in South Auckland, New Zealand.Fantail is the passion project of director Curtis Vowell, producer Sarah Cook and writer/actress Sophie Henderson.

It was funded through the New Zealand Film Commission ESCALATOR scheme.

Preceded by:

FRIDAY TIGERS NGĀ TAIKA O RAMERE

NZ 2013. Director/Screenplay: Aidee Walker Producer: Julia Parnell. 16 mins

When a single mother creates a fantasy world for her three-­‐year-­‐old daughter, is there room for anyone else? “Balances real world domestic/romantic turbulence with the gentlest kind of fabulism” – Alison McLean

REEL KANATA II

KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 2.30 PM SUNDAY

Presented by the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest event of its kind celebrating works created by Indigenous media artists, this collection of new and award-­‐winning short films from Canada’s Indigenous filmmakers offers innovative perspectives on themes of resilience, empowerment and indomitability. Curated by Jason Ryle.

REPERCUSSIONS Director: Terril Calder Canada • 4 minutes • 2013

The heartbeat of a city resonates through concrete, as past gives way to future.

Terril Calder is a leading stop-­‐motion animation filmmaker whose short film The Gift won Best Experimental at imagineNATIVE 2011.

MY STORY Director: Shania Tabobundung Canada • 9 minutes • 2013

Using simple, yet clever whiteboard animation, a young woman’s personal journey of struggles and courage through her early life are poignantly and artistically depicted in this impressive film debut.

Shania Tabobondung is a 17-­‐year-­‐old Anishinabekwe from Wasauksing First Nation. Her passion for the written word and visual arts has led her to seek future academic studies in journalism and/or media arts.

My Story was the 2013 imagineNATIVE Tour Video Contest winner, which had over 40 films in contention.

THROAT SONG

Director: Miranda DePencier Producer: Stacey Aglok MacDonald Canada • 18 minutes • 2011 A young Inuit woman searches for a way out of her abusive relationship only to find the voice she thought she'd lost forever in this 2014 Oscar-­‐short listed northern drama.

Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Inuk) is an independent producer, born in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. Her company, Puhitaq, is dedicated to producing quality films that promote education, wellness and social reflection.

A COMMON EXPERIENCE Director: Shane Belcourt Canada • 11 minutes • 2013

Acclaimed playwright Yvette Nolan voices her personal experience in this beautifully poetic and intimate exploration of the multigenerational effects of Canada’s residential school system.

Shane Belcourt (Métis) is an award-­‐winning filmmaker, writer, and musician based in Toronto and is currently in development on his second feature film.

MOHAWK MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Director: Zoe Hopkins Canada • 15 minutes • 2013

As homage to the death of his dear friend, Grant decides to implement positive life changes, one of which involves running naked in the middle of the night with two other friends.

Zoe Hopkins (Heilstuk/Mohawk) was a participant in imagineNATIVE’s Embargo Collective and her short films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Worldwide Short Film Festival. She is currently directing several short film projects for Knowledge and the NFB as well as developing her feature film, Cherry Blossoms.

TOTEM Director: Travis Shilling Canada • 4 minutes • 2013

A bird’s life is honoured in this delicate expression of remembrance and gratitude.

Travis Shilling (Ojibway) is a painter, writer and filmmaker. Working out of his Rama studio, he has begun combining the images he paints with the stories he tells on film.

BLOCUS 138 Director: Réal Junior Leblanc Canada • 7 minutes • 2012 The Innu people’s resistance to another exploitation of their territory is passionately defended by the community and visually translated through a young filmmaker’s eyes.

Réal Junior Leblanc (Innu) was born in Uashat. His first film Nanameshkueu was awarded prizes at the First Peoples’ Festival (Montreal 2011) and at Planet in Focus (Toronto 2011).

WAKENING Director: Danis Goulet Canada • 9 minutes • 2013

In the aftermath of a brutal military occupation, Cree warrior Weesagechak braves an apocalyptic war zone to find the ancient Weetigo and possibly end her people’s suffering. (image below) Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis) is an award-­‐winning writer and director. In addition to imagineNATIVE Wakening has played at TIFF and Sundance. Danis is currently in development of her debut feature.

WHITE LIES / TUAKIRI HUNA KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 4 PM SUNDAY

Directors: Dana Rotberg Cast members: Whirimako Black, Rachel House, Antonia Prebble Cinematographer: Alun Bollinger New Zealand Editor: Paul Sutorius Executive producer: Rosa Bosch Producer: John Barnett, Chris Hampson Production designer: Tracey Collins 96 minutes Sound: James Hayday Writer: Witi Ihimaera Year: 2013

“In a small New Zealand town in the early 20th century, three very different women — a Māori medicine woman, a wealthy, sharp-­‐tongued white housewife, and a controlling housekeeper — are brought together by a scandalous secret, in this complex and mesmerizing tale of culture clash and social mores based on a novella by the author of Whale Rider.

Based on a novella by Witi Ihimaera (Whale Rider), director Dana Rotberg's latest is a complex and mesmerizing tale of social mores, culture clash, and sheer feminine potency. Set in the early twentieth century in a small New Zealand town, the story centres on the unlikely — some might say unholy — alliance of three women. At first glance, they have little in common but their gender. Paraiti (Whirimako Black) is a Māori medicine woman who, despite punitive laws that prevent her from practicing, finds herself the healer of last resort, even for pakeha (white) women. One day she is beseeched by another Māori woman, Maraea (Rachel House), to tend to her employer, Rebecca (Antonia Prebble), the spoiled, caustic wife of a wealthy local businessman. It turns out Rebecca is pregnant — but, given her husband's long overseas business trip, it's evident that the child is not his. Rebecca insists that Paraiti end the pregnancy.

Rotberg does a superb job of contrasting the rural Māori community, which embraces and celebrates the feminine, with the sterile social confines of New Zealand's "in-­‐town" white culture of the day. It is the story of these three powerful women, however, each locked in a cage of social stricture that she cannot control, that lingers in the heart of the viewer.” – TIFF 2013

Preceded by:

ALMA AND ESPERANZA Director Itandehul Jansen Mexico • 16 minutes • 2012 Spanish and Mixtec with English subtitles Rated PG Separated by language and culture, a young girl falls under the care of the grandmother she never met in this deeply touching, heartfelt drama.

BUSH CINEMA UNDERGROUND SHORTS KAHUNGUNU MARAE, 2.45 PM SUNDAY

Underground shorts for grown-­‐ups (Rated R). Edgy, comedic, experimental, dramatic, out of this world!

PART I: 7.30 pm

LITTLE GIRLʻS WAR CRY Directed by: Erin Lau 2013 | 16 min. Cook Islands Film Raro Shorts Little Girl’s War Cry is the story of a ten-­‐year old Māori girl, Tiare, born on the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Raised by a struggling single mother, whose repeatedly abused by her boyfriend, Tiare shelters herself from reality with her hero-­‐centered imagination, until a prank goes wrong and she must directly confront the violence that stains her childhood and family. Influenced by cultural elements around her and her will to fight back, Tiare discovers not only a deeper-­‐rooted identity, but also an inner strength driven by the power of a mother and child’s love.

THE SEED Directed by: David Gould 2013 | 21 min.

THE SEED is about a young New Zealand boy, Toby, who arrives on Rarotonga with his mother and her fiancé. The couple have come to the island to get married, but Toby’s against it. While still coming to terms with his own father’s death, Toby desperately wants to return to Auckland by any means possible. He steals the wedding rings hoping to sell them to pay for his travel. During his escape he meets an old fisherman, Hahona, who shows Toby that telling the truth can reap rewards far beyond what you’d expected.

ON THE ROCKS Allan George Producer: Allan George, Greg Stubbings, Ben Fowler NZ 2014 7 min.

An accidental ‘serial pet killer’ thinks his luck has changed when he stumbles across a beautiful mermaid – but he soon finds she’s no fairy tale girlfriend. TROPFEST 2014 Winner (Māori Director)

MAUL NZ 10 min Director: Colin Hodson Writer: Wendell Cooke, Paul Babbage, and Colin Hodson Producer: Wendell Cooke, Kim E Baker, Robin Murphy When a young man tries to join the local rugby team, he is shocked that he has to give more than 110%.

PART II: 9.00 pm

CLAN Larissa Behrendt Director/Writer, Sophie Wiesner Producer Australia 2014 7 min Tom Jefferson Cinematographer, Florence Holmes Editor, Ned McPhie Composer Michael Lavarch, Owl Sponsor, James Saunders Himself James Saunders was rejected by his mother and then his father’s family but rebuilt a life for himself when he joined The Convicts Rugby Club. This short film tells his story in his own words. Sometimes when life is at it’s darkest, a new clan can help you see the light.

THE BLANKETING Trevor Mack Canada • 8 minutes • 2013 Tsilhqot’in with English subtitles Rated PG A gift of death is avenged by a nation in this powerful tribute to the ancestors who fought for survival from extinction. ImagineNATIVE 2014. Trevor Mack is an emerging Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) First Nations filmmaker currently living in Vancouver, BC.

UTU PIHIKETE 20 min NZ 2014 Writer April Phillips, Director/Producer Craig Hutchison Through a young orphan girl, a dispassionate and parochial couple learn the true meaning of family and belonging.

ADAH AND STEVE Director/Writer Zack Harris (USA/Hawaii) Producer Jadyn Jones NZ 2014 13 min A story that follows an innocent island couple as they discover the fundamental truths. South Seas Film & Television School.

Presented in association with New Zealand International Film Festival.

Festival Patrons Huia Brown Cliff Curtis Waana Davis Roger Donaldson Barry Everard Caren Fox Derek Fox Sir Bob Harvey

Witi Ihimaera Wilson Isaac Dame Georgina Kirby Huia Koziol Mika Sir Geoff Murphy Here Nissen Rena Owen

Les Probert Chris Sidney Karen Sidney Te Arohanoa Taiapa Billy T.K. Pauline Tangiora Isabella Westbury

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