NZ On Screen - Niki Caro

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Niki CaroDirector

Niki Caro's near wordless Sure to Rise was nominated for best short film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Four years later her ambitious debut feature Memory and Desire was selected for Critics Week at Cannes. Caro followed it with Whale Rider, winner of more than 27 awards and one of New Zealand's most successful films abroad.

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I feel I’ve never really had to fight to be a feminist or filmmaker [in NZ]. Stories about girls Pai’s age tend to be about sexual awakening. I wanted to tell the story of how Pai awakens to her own strength and power.

– Niki Caro

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