Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival 2020 Day One

DAY TWO - TEINA Ngā Pūtake Shorts (8+)

Friday 25 September, 12:00 pm, The Civic Theatre

Ngā Pūtake Shorts takes rangatahi on an adventure across the world with true and imagined stories of bravery and resilience to inspire them within their own identities.

Recommended for rangatahi 8+. Uu?uu~tah Year: 2019 Director: Chad Charlie Duration: 10 minutes Language: Nuu~Chah~Nulth Nation: Ahousaht First Nation A young chief, Uu?uu~tah, is entrusted to be the whale hunter of his village. In order to undertake such a task, his grandmother leads him along the long hard pathway of the rites of purification and growth.

Bub

Year: 2019 Director: Ōriwa Hakaraia, Te Mahara Tamehana Duration: 12 minutes Language: English, Māori Nation: Ngāti Kapu, Ngāti Hine Nan is Bub’s whole world. When Bub comes home to an empty house, he must summon all his bravery to wait out

the long night.

Protect

Year: 2019 Director: Tommy Tran Writer: Sheldon Rua Duration: 2 mins Language: English Nation: Aotearoa

Filmed at the gateway to the Ihumātao occupation, Protect evokes Atua to protect the land from exploitation.

Tamatoa

Year: 2019 Director: Sarah Maddick Duration: 11 mins Language: English Nation: Māori

Toa has autism. Follow Toa’s journey as he navigates the challenges of his internal perspective of the outside world. Colonisation Year: 2019 Director: Dan Mace Duration: 3 mins Language: English Nation: Ngāiterangi, Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki, Clan O’Boyle An explanation of the concepts of colonisation and decolonisation from an Indigenous perspective.

He Hekenga Tūhura

Year: 2019 Director: Allan George Duration: 8 minutes Language: English, Māori Nation: Ngāti Kahungunu In Sir Hekenukumai Pūhipi’s (1932 - 2019) final interview, he looks back on his legacy of celestial navigation and waka building, and considers who will carry

the mantle into the future.

Nimkii

Year: 2019 Director: Shane McSauby Duration: 4 mins Nation: Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians A 6-year-old Indigenous girl discovers she has superpowers.

Kuujuaq Hockey

Year: 2017 Director: Sammy Gadbois Duration: 3 mins Language: English Nation: Inuit

A portrait of the dynamic Kuujjuaq School hockey team.

Watching The Moon

Year: 2018 Director: Anthony Oginany, Rose-Aimee Papatie Duration: 2 mins Language: English Nation: Anishnaabe Nation

Music video featuring Anthony and Rose-Aimée’s traditional songs.