Land of My Ancestors - Darcy Nicholas Artist

This documentary looks at Māori painter/sculptor Darcy Nicholas. Nicholas grew up in the Taranaki, among extended whanau. “We didn’t have much money, but we had a lot of aroha and a lot of land to play in”. Director Lala Rolls looks at Nicholas’s relationship to his Māoritanga, and at how he took on the mantle of helping organise Toi Māori: The Eternal Flame — the first touring exhibition of Māori weaving. He and other participants recall travelling to America, and weaving “a map of friendship” with native American tangata whenua.

Key Cast & Crew

Lala Rolls

Director, Editor, Producer

David Sa'ena

Producer

Nuki Tākao

Narrator, Tikanga and Language Consultant

John Boswell

Sound

Polly McKinnon

Sound

Lee Sycamore

Associate Producer