NATIVE MINDS
When filmmakers gather to screen and share their work, they also need to talk about what they do and why. A storyteller is always alert to the tenor of the times in which they function. If they are honest, they are also always alert to their own motivations and actions.
To discuss the point and art of film is an ongoing process for filmmakers who wish to stay relevant. Come and share in the kind of provocative and enlightening ideas that give enduring power and meaning to Indigenous cinema.
Saturday 24 March
10 – 11 am
Māoriland Hub
I LOVE THAT SCENE!
Filmmakers share stories and scenes from their favourite movies. An exploration of delicious morsels of great cinema that have ignited and inspired us to make films.
Saturday 24 March
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Māoriland Hub
MY FILM, MY LANGUAGE
Indigenous languages everywhere face extinction because of suppression and disinterest. How does a filmmaker’s native language inform the way a film is made?
Saturday 24 March
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Māoriland Hub
IT’S OUR LENS NOW
Women bring their own perspective to cinema storytelling. What can be done to amplify the Indigenous women’s voice in filmmaking?
Saturday 24 March
3 – 4 pm
Māoriland Hub
DISRUPTOR OR COLLABORATOR?
Filmmaking is a team effort that usually involves working with non-Indigenous crew and creatives. What is the best way to work with Pākehā?
Saturday 24 March
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Māoriland Hub
THE ACTIVE POLITICAL FRAME
Film has the power to change a society when people see compelling truths that demand personal action. Is political evolution possible through random acts of filmmaking?