STREAMING ARTS + CULTURE GUIDE Muru at Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival
WINTER STREAMING AND SCREENING Our entertainment worlds are again embracing the big screen experience and during July there are some exceptional locally made films to see in theatres. Watching a feature film on the big screen in a theatre with friends is a unique shared experience and is part of what makes film such an enduring entertainment art form. Our local filmmakers are a diverse and talented group worthy of our audience and continued support. Just watching the trailer of Muru, the film that will open the Whānau Marama NZ International Film Festival, should be enough to have you booking tickets to this festival as soon as they are available. From the Te Reo Māori version of the Lion King showing in cinemas throughout the country (June and July) to a host of incredible films at this year’s Doc Edge Festival 2022 (1 June to 10 July) and the Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival (28 July till 7 August), there’s lots to enjoy. WHĀNAU MĀRAMA NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Muru
Whetū Marama, Bright Star at Doc Edge 2022
The action thriller Muru premieres at the Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival in July and while there hasn’t been time to review the film yet, the trailer alone is evidence it is going to be a truly gripping story experience. Stacked with talented actors it promises to tell the very human story of the victims of the 2007 Tūhoe raids. It has been described as a film of love, conflict and forgiveness, and is a must see, must share experience that promises to start real conversations. DOC EDGE OR ONLINE www.docedge.nz Marama Whetū - Bright Star
Some have said that Sir Hek should be as well know to us all as Sir Ed and after watching this film it is hard not to agree. This award winning documentary tells of Sir Hekenukumai Puhipi Busby's journey to reignite the art of Māori navigation and voyaging. Filmmakers Aileen O’Sullivan and Toby Mills have created more than just a tribute to Sir Hek in this beautifully layered masterpiece of documentary storytelling. Within minutes the film connects you to the emotional journey Sir Hek and others undertake to reclaim a Polynesian tradition of navigation and
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voyaging that is embedded fiercely in language and culture, revealing how vital these traditions are to future wellbeing. Exquisitely shot, this is a film that is a must see at the Doc Edge Festival 2022.
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