Dress up e hoa mā and walk the red carpet into the Māoriland Hub for a night of entertainment to celebrate the closing night of the MFF2019! Awards will be presented to filmmakers – as decided by the audiences. There will also be prizes for Red Carpet attendees in the following categories: Best Regalia Best […]
The NATIVE Slam is a 72-hour international Indigenous collaboration film challenge. This is a vivid opportunity for experienced film storytellers to combine their creative talents and make a short film. The results of their work feature in this screening. Previous NATIVE Slam films have screened at film festivals around the world.
R16. Includes stories that explore grief, domestic violence and suicide. This programme of New Zealand short films is also full of beauty and hope. The Messiah Year: 2018 Director: Vela Manusaute Duration: 15 minutes Language: English Nation: Niue, Tonga A young runaway finds refuge with a 17 year-old self proclaimed Messiah in a South Auckland […]
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE Year: 2018 Director: Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes Language: Haida Nation: Haida On the islands of Haida Gwaii, two extended families reunite at their annual summer fishing camp. Soon, conflict between a charismatic young man, Adiits’ii, and his best friend Kwa, begins to tear their interwoven families apart. […]
Short stories that speak of the spirit within and around us. Kōwhai Year: 2017 Director: Aydriannah Tuiali’i Duration: 1 minute Language: Māori Nation: Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Hāmoa Kōwhai (2017) emerged from an exploration of the relationship between moving image, kapa haka and waiata, exemplifying the creation of Te Ao Māori – from nothing to something […]
AOTEAROA PREMIERE Year: 2017 Director: Michelle Derosier, Marie-Hélène Cousineau Duration: 1 hour 30 mins Language: English Nation: Anishinaabe Angelique’s Isle is a story about love and survival. Abandoned on a deserted island with her voyager husband Charlie, Angelique, an Anishinaabe woman, finds her faith tested as she fights starvation, the elements, and the treacherous Lake […]
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE Year: 2018 Director: Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip Producer: Bruce Duthu (Houma) Executive Producer: Heather Rae (Cherokee) Impact Producer: Tracy Rector (Choctaw/Seminole) Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes Language: English Dawnland is a story of stolen children and cultural survival: inside the first truth and reconciliation commission for Native Americans. For most of the […]
AOTEAROA PREMIERE Year: 2018 Director: Lucy Tulugarjuk Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes Language: Arabic, English, French, Inuktitut with English subtitles Nation: Inuit Summer moves slowly for Tia, a 10-year-old Syrian girl who has recently moved to Montreal with her parents, as she struggles to make new friends. When she finds a magic portal that transports […]
We are all connected to our ancestors Fast Horse SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE Year: 2018 Director: Alexandra Lazarowich Duration: 14 minutes Language: English Nation: Cree Fast Horse is a rare look at the world of bareback horse racing through the experience of one Siksika horseman, Alison RedCrow, as he strives to build a team and take […]
AOTEAROA PREMIERE Year: 2017 Director: Mark Eby, Diane Anton Duration: 1 hour 42 mins Language: Tok Pisin with English subtitles Nation: Arufa Village, Bena Aliko & Ambai is a feature film about two young women facing the challenges of growing up in the beautiful Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The challenges are significant: tribal […]