The first of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The second of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The third of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The fourth of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The fifth of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The sixth of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The seventh of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The eighth of nine parts of this documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The ninth of nine parts of this full length documentary film (full length for viewers within New Zealand only).
The credits from this documentary film.
Ralph Hotere (Te Aupōuri) is regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest artists. This documentary by Merata Mita provides a perspective on his world, largely by way of framing his extensive body of work. Hotere remains famously tight-lipped throughout, but there are interviews with artists, friends and commentators, alongside scenes of Hotere working and of his contemporary home context. Mita's impressionistic film is set to a Hirini Melbourne-directed score of jazz, māori and pop songs, and poetry reading by Hotere's first wife Cilla McQueen.
There are very few things I can say about my work that are better than saying nothing.– Ralph Hotere
Paradise Films
Made with funding from NZ On Air, TVNZ and the assistance of the New Zealand Film Commission
Musical director Hirini Melbourne
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