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The trailer for the film.
Lead actors Hato Paparoa and Melanie Mayall-Nahi talk acting in the film.
An excerpt from this feature film.
The credits for this feature film.
Actors Nancy Brunning and Jim Moriarty talk about the film.
The B-Roll - behind the scenes footage from this film.
Producer Fiona Copland talks about making the film.
Writer Briar Grace-Smith talks about the film.
The Strength of Water
Film (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras) – 2009
Released in Kiwi cinemas in mid 2009, The Strength of Water marked the big screen debut of Māori playwright Briar Grace-Smith and Pākehā director Armagan Ballantyne. The drama centres on a 10-year-old twin brother and sister living in an isolated part of the Hokianga, and the events that follow when they encounter a young stranger. The Kiwi-German co-production was invited to film festivals in Berlin and Sydney, after debuting in Rotterdam. The extras include interviews with Grace-Smith and the four main cast members, plus making of footage.
They are more than I could ever have hoped for. I do like writing for children, but it's a big thing for them to sustain a feature film, and these kids did wonderful work.– Scriptwriter Briar Grace-Smith on The Strength of Water's young lead actors, Hato Paparoa and Melanie Mayall-Nahi
Key Cast & Crew
Armağan Ballantyne
Fiona Copland
Briar Grace-Smith
Joanne Daniels
Nancy Brunning
Melanie Mayall-Nahi
Produced by
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Pandora Film
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Filmwork
Acknowledgements
Produced by Filmwork and Pandora Film, in association with the NZ Film Commission, NZ On Air and Filmstiftung North Rhine Westphalia
Made with support from the Sundance Institute Annenberg Feature Film Scholarship
Music
Closing credits track 'Ti Hore Mai' composed and performed by Hirini Melbourne, arranged by Warren Maxwell
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