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A party of returning raiders hauls a massive waka taua (war canoe) through dense Waitakere bush, driven by their brutally insistent chief towards safety. Two water-boys are crouched in the bow. One of them risks a bold act of compassion — towards the trophy prisoner tied to the stern. The impressively-produced portage has echoes of Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo, but the story is palpably Māori. Directed by Tearepa Kahi, Taua won Best Short at National Geographic’s 2007 All Roads festival, and was selected for Berlin, Edinburgh, Rotterdam and Clermont-Ferrand fests.
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Kura Productions
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2007 National Geographic All Roads Festival
Best Short Film
2007 ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Honourable Mention for Best Short Drama
Festivals include:
2008 Berlin (Generation section), 2008 Palm Springs, 2008 Clermont-Ferrand (in competition), 2008 Rotterdam, 2008 Seattle, 2008 Aspen, 2008 Rome, 2007 Edinburgh, 2007 National Geographic All Roads, 2007 ImagineNative (Canada), 2007 Hawaii
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
This website has been made with funding from NZ ON AIR ›
The synopsis and credits are included
kari stinton
Posted at 05.32PM - 19.03.2012
wow. this is amazing. i showed my class, as we are studying Early Maori (pre-european) and they loved it. thank you so much. it would be great to see more, especially relating to early maori.