Memorial Hall
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 […]
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 […]
Free Whānau Screening – Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandA precocious, self absorbed little girl finds herself in wildly unfamiliar territory when she makes a wish. There, she encounters a band of highly unusual characters who change the course of her destiny. Click here for more info and to watch the trailer! Free Whānau Screening - Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters Saturday 27th […]
E Tū Whānau Awards
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandThe premiere of films made by rangatahi aged 12-24 at Māoriland Rangatahi-led filmmaking workshops across Aotearoa. Prizes will be awarded to Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and many more. E Tū Whānau Awards Friday 26th March - 9:30am Memorial Hall, Ōtaki CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS
Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandThe films in this programme have been selected for young people by Ngā Pakiaka, a group of rangatahi filmmakers aged 14 – 24. Many of the films in this programme were made by rangatahi filmmakers – come to the Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival, travel the world through film and be inspired to tell your own […]
Opening Night Screening – Cousins
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandJoin the cast and crew of COUSINS for this red carpet screening. Based on Patricia Grace’s much loved novel, Cousins is co-directed by Briar Grace- Smith and Ainsley Gardiner. Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out […]