Movies: Tearepa Kahi
- 2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen (2019)
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A documentary portrait of the pioneering indigenous filmmaker and activist Merata Mita and an intimate tribute from a son about his mother that delves into the life of the first woman from an Indigenous Nation to solely direct a film anywhere in the ...
- 2022
Muru (2022)
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Inspired by actual events, the story of a local Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau, who must choose between his badge and his people, when the Government launches an armed raid through his Ruatoki community, on a school day....
- 2010
The Winter Boy (2010)
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A mother tries to comfort her grieving son, but on each attempt her son’s silence becomes more and more deafening. An outing to the local aquarium places further strain on their troubled relationship - until her son finds a reason to let his mother i...
- 2013
Mt. Zion (2013)
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Turei, a talented young musician, dreams of his band winning the audition to be the support act for Bob Marley’s 1979 concert in Auckland. Part of a Māori family of contract potato pickers in Pukekohe, Turei’s desperate ambition clashes with his whan...
- 2016
Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)
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Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and tr...
- 2002
The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002)
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A modern day take on the classic bard tale - with Silver as a movie producer....
- 1969
NZ WARS: Stories of Waitara (1969)
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Stories of Waitara combines oral histories, state of the art animations and powerful dramatic re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te Ātiawa in their epic battle against the military might of the British Empire. Created and presented by ...
- 2012
The Lawnmower Men of Kapu (2012)
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A boy witnesses the seemingly magic powers of his Aunties and the continuation of tradition....
- 2019
Herbs: Songs of Freedom (2019)
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Director Tearepa Kahi’s follow-up to the infectious Poi E is a rousing celebration of Pacific reggae legends Herbs, the band’s members and its action as an inspiring musical front for social rights and harmony....