MFF2023
MFF2023 Opening Night Screening: Ka Pō
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandKA PŌ Directed by Etienne Aurelius (Tumanang, Hawai'i, Aotearoa) In the mountains of Kauai, a drug-addicted native Hawaiian woman, NANEA, lives with her troubled boyfriend, ELI inside an abandoned school bus. On the night of her mother's funeral, she reaches breaking point and destroys Eli's possessions sending him into a bitter rage. Nanae flees into […]
MFF2023 Closing Night Screening: Slash/Back
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandSLASH/BACK Directed by Nyla Innuksuk (Inuit) Set in Pang, a sleepy hamlet nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean, Maika wakes up to another typical day of her summer holiday. 24 hours of sunlight, no School, no cool boys (well... except one). But Maika and her ragtag friends are suddenly […]
Māoriland Red Carpet Party with the Modern Māori Quartet
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandPut on your most glam outfit and walk the red carpet for the annual Māoriland Red Carpet Party. A celebration of all the filmmakers and their collaborators at MFF2023. The Modern Māori Quartet will be lighting up the dancefloor with their new show - Ngā 80s! What happens when you find a worn cassette at […]
Māoriland Film Festival 2023
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New Zealandhttps://youtu.be/cXfv6CjtYb8 "Mā mua e kē anō ai mā muri - We look to the past so the future may be different" From March 15 - 19, Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) celebrates a decade of Indigenous storytelling in Aotearoa and presents the largest showcase in the festival’s history. The 10th MFF will present over 130 short […]