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The travelling programme of the Wairoa Maori Film Festival will be presented in Wellington Whanganui-A-Tara in 2008, for the very first time! Venues for the Wellington screenings will be the Paramount (Courtenay Place) and the NZ Film Archive Mediaplex (Featherston Street). The Paramount programme is shown below: WAIROA MAORI FILM
FESTIVAL What? A special selection of highlights from this year's Wairoa Maori Film Festival, presented under the banner of the inaugural Whanganui-A-Tara Matariki Film Festival. Advance ticket sales and bookings at the Paramount: Check at www.paramount.co.nz in case of late changes. Programme
is presented in chronological order: FRIDAY 6TH JUNE
CAME A HOT FRIDAY - OPENING NIGHT
˜OPENING NIGHT & RECEPTION, Paramount, 8p.m. Friday 6th June (Reception from 7p.m., sponsored by Nga Aho Whakaari) SATURDAY 7TH JUNE SEEKING BIMAADIZIIWIN
Reserve life, family problems and the death of a close friend push Kaitlyn
into a deep depression. Following a suicide attempt and a lengthy
hospital stay in a strange city, she finds herself in group therapy
with the other Anishinawbe youth. Despite differences in their
backgrounds and personal struggles, they begin to find strength
and support in each other. Kaitlyn makes new connections to her
culture and the people around her. However, a series of new tragedies
continue to make her recovery uncertain. THE COLONY A bi-racial menage a trois drenched in surrealist urban skank. Maytag,
a reservation displaced Mi'gMaq, latches onto the only other Indian
within light years of the city only to have her snatched away
by his drug dealer and friend (Adults Only). ˜ CANADIAN SHORTS: SEEKING BIMAADIZIIWIN & THE
COLONY, Paramount, 11.15 a.m. Saturday 7th June THE GATHERING: RETURN OF THE WHALE DREAMERS The
Gathering documents an event in 1998 when indigenous elders from
around the world gathered on the South Australia coast, invited
there by Bunna Lawrie of the Mirnings, an Aboriginal people who
believe the region is a portal into the Dream Time. Among the
guests: Julian Lennon, a Bashi wisdom poet from Congo, Hawaiian
Pua Mahoe, Maori Pauline Tangiora, Yolngu elder Jonny Barramula,
and Siraku Tegri, of the Colombian Uw'a tribe. Named "Best
Film" at the Byron Bay Film Festival, The Gathering tells
the epic story of a people disconnected from their sacred ancestral
lands, from their culture, and from the whales with whom they
have an uncanny spiritual bond. (Maui Film Festival) Website:
www.whaledreamers.com.
Preceded by: My Place. ˜ THE GATHERING RETURN OF THE WHALE DREAMERS, Paramount,
1.45 p.m. Saturday 7th June WAY OF THE WARRIOR
This documentary examines the warrior ethic to try to answer the question why, during the wars of the 20th Century, Native American men and women volunteered to serve in the military in numbers that far exceeded their proportion in the general population. ˜ WAY OF THE WARRIOR, Paramount, 3.30 p.m. Saturday
7th June VOTE YES FOR ABORIGINES
‘Vote Yes for Aborigines’ marks the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum
when over 90% of Australian voters created political history by
saying YES to change the Constitution and allow Aboriginal people
to be acknowledged as citizens in their own country.
Beautifully crafted and set under gorgeous Oklahoma skies, this poignant
and wryly funny story of family and healing begins the morning
Cufe Smallhill (Cody Lightning) finds his father quieter than
usual, an empty bottle of pills at his side. Fulfilling his dad’s
wish, Cufe sinks his father’s body in the pond to spare him the
circus of a funeral. Cufe, his cousin, and mom decide to fake
a funeral to satisfy the community, and Cufe’s beautiful tormented
sister Miri (Tamara Podemski) comes home just long enough to convince
Cufe to leave and visit her in the city. ˜ FOUR SHEETS TO THE WIND, Paramount, 8.15 p.m. Saturday
7th June NIGGER LOVERS Known internationally for trying to get the word ‘Nigger’ removed from
a sign in Toowoomba, Stephen Hagan is now being taken to Bankruptcy
Court by the Toowoomba Sports Trust. THE LORE OF LOVE Jessi Bartlett is an Aboriginal girl on the brink of womanhood. Her Pintubi grandmothers take her on an incredible journey back to their homelands where they teach her about the lore of love: traditional way. STYLIN' UP Short Documentary | 2005 | 13 mins | Australia | DVD An annual community hip hop event in Brisbane is focused on indigenous talent. ˜ NIGGER LOVERS, THE LORE OF LOVE & STYLIN' UP, Paramount, 11.15 a.m. Sunday 8th June BROKEN JOURNEY THE LIFE OF J.C. STURM BROKEN JOURNEY 2007 NZ 52 mins Director Tim Rose Prod Huia Lambie A visual biography of an acclaimed Māori woman writer, Jacqueline
Cecelia Sturm (Taranaki, Whakatōhea), now aged 80 – one of
the first Māori women to graduate from university. Preceded by: TURANGAARERE: THE JOHN
POHE STORY The story of a Maori war hero. ˜ BROKEN JOURNEY, Paramount, 1.45 p.m. Sunday 8th June POLLYWOOD 2008
Once again we are pleased to have Craig Fasi and the Pollywood programme
at the Wairoa Maori Film Festival 2008. Craig Fasi will be curating
a special programme of short films comprising the best of Pollywood
2007 and Pollywood 2008. ˜POLLYWOOD 2008, 3.30 p.m., Paramount, Sunday 8th
June BUFFY ST. MARIE – A MULTIMEDIA LIFE
Buffy Sainte-Marie, as one of the most influential Aboriginal figures in
recent historic times, is undisputedly a gifted performer and
songwriter, a role model, an innovator and a respected educator
and activist. This documentary profiles her magical life of performance
and art.
˜ CAME A HOT FRIDAY, Paramount, 8.15 p.m. Sunday 8th June HERDSWOMAN
Aina, Elisabeth and Lisa belong to different generations. Their stories
reflect life in Sapmi (Lapland) and the transition from nomadic
existence to modern society. ˜ HERDSWOMAN, Paramount, 11.15 a.m. Monday 9th June FOUR SHEETS TO THE WIND Sterlin Harjo's feature debut. See above for full synopsis. ˜ FOUR SHEETS TO THE WIND, Paramount, 2.15 p.m. Monday 9th June TAUA 2007 NZ 15 mins 35mm Director
Tearepa Kahi Taua features an impressive 50-ft waka as the focal point for a compelling historical tale that examines a young boy's compassion amidst the rivalry of Maori tribes at war. THE WORD 2007 15 mins 35 mm Director
Quentin Parr
A futuristic short film about a boy caught between two worlds, the haves
and the have nots. CONVERSION A visit
HUSH
Ethel and her friend Mary resort to an unlikely occupation at night to
top up their pensions. Ethel’s daughter is horrified when she
discovers they are not really “playing cards”. TWO BIG BOYS Two brothers face a crisis of dignity, which causes them to examine their
relationship and sets them on a quest to become indeed, two big
boys.
JACKIE JACKIE Jinaali is a sweet overweight Aboriginal checkout chick at the local supermarket.
Her boss, Mr Chuck, is constantly on her back until Jinaali finds
a voice of her own. Have you got your Jackie Jackie doll yet?
The
Gathering documents an event in 1998 when indigenous elders from
around the world gathered on the South Australia coast. See above
for full synopsis. ˜ THE GATHERING RETURN OF THE WHALE DREAMERS, Paramount,
8.15 p.m. Monday 9th June
Known internationally for trying to get the word ‘Nigger’ removed from
a sign in Toowoomba, Stephen Hagan is now being taken to Bankruptcy
Court by the Toowoomba Sports Trust. THE LORE OF LOVE Jessi Bartlett is an Aboriginal girl on the brink of womanhood. Her Pintubi grandmothers take her on an incredible journey back to their homelands where they teach her about the lore of love: traditional way. STYLIN' UP Short Documentary | 2005 | 13 mins | Australia | DVD An annual community hip hop event in Brisbane is focused on indigenous talent. ˜ NIGGER LOVERS, THE LORE OF LOVE & STYLIN' UP, Paramount, 11.15 a.m. Tuesday 10th June DARK SCIENCE Australia 52 mins Director
Johan Gabrielsson & Warwick Thornton Swedish scientist, Eric Mjoberg, came to the Kimberley of Western Australia
in the early 1900’s seeking the missing link. He got more than
he bargained for. ˜ DARK SCIENCE, Paramount, 2.15 p.m. Tuesday 10th June SONGLINES TO THE SEINE Songlines to the Seine begins at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, location
of one of the newest museums in the world. Only one group of Indigenous
artists was invited to collaborate on its architectural project
– Aboriginal Australians. ˜ SONGLINES TO THE SEINE, Paramount, TAUA 2007 NZ 15 mins 35mm Director
Tearepa Kahi THE WORD 2007 15 mins 35 mm Director
Quentin Parr CONVERSION
HUSH
TWO BIG BOYS JACKIE JACKIE See above for full film synopses.
The feature film classic Utu is our closing night film, a free screening
and Poroporoaki for the Wairoa Maori Film Festival 2008. Leading
a group of colonial troops through his country, a scout, Te Wheke,
finds a burning village whose inhabitants have been massacred.
It is a military blunder, the village was 'friendly' and the dead
are Te Wheke's people. The horror drives him to seek utu. With
Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence and Wi Kuki Kaa. ˜CLOSING NIGHT, Paramount, 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 11th June * * * * * * * HOME | ABOUT | PROGRAMME | FILMS | EVENTS | PRESS ROOM | GALLERY | PATRONS | WAIROA | CONTACT US * * * * * * * WELLINGTON SCREENINGS | AUCKLAND SCREENINGS | TAUMARUNUI SCREENING * * * * * * *
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