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 Not Many (remix)
 Wandering Eye
 Taua - War Party
 The Hollow Men
 Think Twice
 Manurewa

Synopsis

A graffiti artist gets sprung by the cops while tagging, but his younger brother ends up being the fall-guy and at the receiving end of long arm of the law. The eponymous hero heads into the Tamaki night, and with spray can and marker signs his views on politics (including on one of the infamous Iwi/Kiwi billboards from the 2005 National Party campaign), but ultimately he’ll need more than words to repay his brother. Co-written with musician Savage, the film was actor Tearepa Kahi’s directing debut; it won selection to Berlin and Clermont Ferrand Film Festivals.

Credits (11)

 Tearepa Kahi

Tearepa Kahi
Director, Writer

 Quinton Hita

Quinton Hita
Producer

 Mama Tere

Mama Tere
Actor

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Related Titles (7)

 Taua - War Party

Taua - War Party

Short Film, 2007 (Full Length)

Another award-winning short from Tearepa Kahi

 Manurewa

Manurewa

Short Film, 2010 (Full Length)

Another gritty Auckland-set short film

 The Hollow Men

The Hollow Men

Television, 2008 (Full Length)

Also features the infamous Iwi/Kiwi billboards

 Not Many (remix)

Not Many (remix)

Music Video, 2004

A music video featuring Savage

 Wandering Eye

Wandering Eye

Music Video, 2005

Also features an Auckland fish and chips store

 Think Twice

Think Twice

Music Video, 2008

A music video featuring Savage

 The W Three Show

The W Three Show

Television, 1978

Features another sort of speaker

Quotes

She sells sea-shells and the sea-shore 

– A street artist raps on what he thinks of Helen Clark and the Foreshore and Seabed act

A top effort from a young director we are likely to see much more from. 

– The Lumiere Reader review of The Speaker by Jacob Powell

Tagging is ugly and nasty all over. It's a social epidemic for sure. Just imagine if it was thoughtfully placed and composed. I love the idea of graf art. I hate the idea of vandalising someone's house or work just so you can have your little ego fed by putting up your initials or area code. In saying all that, I do understand it and what's behind it. 

– Kahi on graffiti, in an interview with The Aucklander, 2007

Awards

2006 Wairoa Māori Film Festival
Short Film Drama (Aotearoa) Award

2006 New Zealand Film Festival
Friends of the Civic Award for Best Short Film

Festivals include:
2007 Hawaii, 2006 Berlin, 2006 Clermont Ferrand, 2006 Melbourne, 2006 imagineNATIVE, 2006 Brisbane, 2006 Orsene, 2006 Vladisvostok, 2006 Show Me Shorts, 2005 New Zealand