If you want to fill your kete with Indigenous matauranga (knowledge) then THESE are the short films for you. 13+
A World Of Our Own
Year: 2018
Director: Morningstar Derosier
Duration: 8 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Ojibwe Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation
When outcasts Lauren and Lily meet in a world that is heavily influenced by technology their lives are changed forever.
Your Name Isn’t English
Year: 2018
Director: Tazbah Chavez
Duration: 15 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Nüümü (Paiute) , Dinè (Navajo), Apache
Each time Tazbah gets into a ride-share car she becomes a free history teacher as drivers struggle to pronounce her name. It’s an American history lesson from the backseat they will never forget.
Shell No
Year: 2018
Director: Tracy Rector
Duration: 7 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Choctaw, Sacred Water Canoe Family
Shell No is a spoken word piece created to unify all peoples in defence of the land, water, and future generations.
OChiSkwaCho
Year: 2018
Director: Jules Koostachin
Duration: 15 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Cree
Ochiskwacho is known to many Indigenous people as a spiritual messenger. Kokoom, has to decide whether to stay with her grandchildren or follow the Ochiskwacho.
Uapōifalemalu
Year: 2018
Director: Brown Paper Ink, Crooked Fence Films
Duration: 13 minutes
Language: English, Samoan
Nation: Pu’apu’a / Saipipi / Si’umu / Poutasi / Alamagoto, Nofoali’i / Leulumoega
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.
Protect Our Future Daughters
Year: 2018
Director: Maryanne Junta and Helena Lewis
Duration: 7 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Mi’gmaq
Maryanne Junta, a young Llnu activist, tells us about the Red Dresses Project, as she herself mourns the loss of one of Canada’s 1,181 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
About the MRFF
The MRFF introduces school age rangatahi (youth) to the world of Indigenous cinema. It is curated by Ngā Pakiaka, a group of young filmmakers from around Aotearoa.
Rangatahi who attend the MRFF will engage with current issues and youth perspectives that will challenge and inspire.
Ticketing
Tickets to screenings are only $2 per student or $5 per student per day. Tickets are available online at www.iticket.co.nz or at the Māoriland Hub.
General admission to MRFF screenings for non-school groups is $6 per screening.
Enquiries should be directed to Rangatahi Manager – Madeleine de Young [email protected]
Book tickets online at iticket.co.nz
If you want to fill your kete with Indigenous matauranga (knowledge) then THESE are the short films for you. 13+
A World Of Our Own
Year: 2018
Director: Morningstar Derosier
Duration: 8 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Ojibwe Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation
When outcasts Lauren and Lily meet in a world that is heavily influenced by technology their lives are changed forever.
Your Name Isn’t English
Year: 2018
Director: Tazbah Chavez
Duration: 15 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Nüümü (Paiute) , Dinè (Navajo), Apache
Each time Tazbah gets into a ride-share car she becomes a free history teacher as drivers struggle to pronounce her name. It’s an American history lesson from the backseat they will never forget.
Year: 2018
Director: Tracy Rector
Duration: 7 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Choctaw, Sacred Water Canoe Family
Shell No is a spoken word piece created to unify all peoples in defence of the land, water, and future generations.
Year: 2018
Director: Jules Koostachin
Duration: 15 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Cree
Ochiskwacho is known to many Indigenous people as a spiritual messenger. Kokoom, has to decide whether to stay with her grandchildren or follow the Ochiskwacho.
Year: 2018
Director: Brown Paper Ink, Crooked Fence Films
Duration: 13 minutes
Language: English, Samoan
Nation: Pu’apu’a / Saipipi / Si’umu / Poutasi / Alamagoto, Nofoali’i / Leulumoega
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.
Protect Our Future Daughters
Year: 2018
Director: Maryanne Junta and Helena Lewis
Duration: 7 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Mi’gmaq
Maryanne Junta, a young Llnu activist, tells us about the Red Dresses Project, as she herself mourns the loss of one of Canada’s 1,181 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
About the MRFF
The MRFF introduces school age rangatahi (youth) to the world of Indigenous cinema. It is curated by Ngā Pakiaka, a group of young filmmakers from around Aotearoa.
Rangatahi who attend the MRFF will engage with current issues and youth perspectives that will challenge and inspire.
Ticketing
Tickets to screenings are only $2 per student or $5 per student per day. Tickets are available online at www.iticket.co.nz or at the Māoriland Hub.
General admission to MRFF screenings for non-school groups is $6 per screening.
Enquiries should be directed to Rangatahi Manager – Madeleine de Young [email protected]
Book tickets online at iticket.co.nz
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Organiser
Venue
Otaki, 5512 New Zealand + Google Map