Back in 2017 some of us at Cinema Politica tried to find the ground-breaking film Mauri by Merata Mita on line for streaming. We had heard of this Māori gem, the first female-directed Indigenous fiction feature, and wanted to rent or purchase it, but soon discovered it was not available in Canada. After contacting the New Zealand Film Commission, we soon agreed on a partnership where CP would distribute six Māori-made titles from the NZFC’s rich filmography (along with one non-Māori director), MAURI among those we would make available for the first time in Canada. We are beyond thrilled that after much hard work we are releasing the following outstanding Māori films online and beyond! Among the complex, provocative and stunning titles below, audiences will discover works by Barry Barclay, the Māori artist and intellectual who coined the term « Fourth Cinema » and who said the following words: « How can we take that maverick yet fond friend of ours—the camera—into the Maori community and be confident it will act with dignity? » (Our Own Image, 1990).
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As two boys and a girl meet in the carpark of a rural pub while waiting for their parents, we learn that love can be found in the most unlikely of places.
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An energetic, uplifting road movie capturing the best of New Zealand's culture, beauty, talent and music, whilst exploring themes of identity and friendship.
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Three young Maori activists move into Berlin to retrieve from a museum ancestral carvings which were stolen a century earlier. Heroes or terrorists?
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TAMA TŪ captures the humour and heart of Maori men enrolled in the 28 Battalion and pays tribute to all those who were lost and to the lives of those who were not
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Dans une ville côtière isolée, un médecin australien s'implique de manière profonde et inattendue dans la lutte d'une communauté Māori contre les pouvoirs industriels.
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MAURI explores cultural tensions, identity, and a changing way of life in an East Coast town affected by European settlement.
