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Whale Rider
Whale Rider
Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 2002 Adaptation Drama Māori
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Behind the Scenes of Whale Rider
Making of documentary
Jubilee
A film starring Cliff Curtis
The Day Morris Left
A short film starring Rawiri Paratene
The Wall
Directed by Whale Rider’s casting director Diana Rowan
E Tipu E Rea - Variations on a Theme
Short drama featuring Rawiri Paratene
Footage
Directed by Niki Caro
Bad Note for a Heart
A Straitjacket Fits music video directed by Niki Caro
Ngati Porou East Coast 2001 - True Colours
A documentary on an East Coast community and their rugby...
The Lost Whales
A documentary about southern right whales
Kaleidoscope - Witi Ihimaera
A doco on Whale Rider author Witi Ihimaera
The Vintner's Luck
Also starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and directed by Niki Caro
Boy
Another tale of a Māori East Coast childhood
For Arts Sake - Waiora
Rawiri Paratene also stars in this play
The Insatiable Moon
Rawiri Paratene stars
Joe and Koro - High Society
Also starring Rawiri Paratene
Illustrious Energy
Directed by Whale Rider DoP Leon Narbey
Old Bastards
Short film directed by Niki Caro
Va Tapuia - Sacred Spaces
Also shot by Leon Narbey
The Orator - O Le Tulafale
Also shot by Leon Narbey
The Silent One
Another film about the relationship between a child and a...
Kaitangata Twitch - First Episode
Another determined young female Māori protagonist
12 Bar Rhythm 'n Shoes - Series Two, Episode One
Also features Vicky Haughton
Kiwi Flyer
Kiwi kids’ movie
Aroha: A Story of the Māori People
An earlier tale of a Māori woman caught between modernity...
Mt Zion
Another generational culture clash
Arriving Tuesday
Also stars Rawiri Paratene
White Lies
From the same producer and author
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Another adaptation of an Ihimaera story
The Dark Horse
Also stars Cliff Curtis
The Almighty Johnsons - First Episode
Also stars Castle-Hughes
Among the Cinders
Another NZ-Germany co-production
Frontseat - Who Can Play Māori
Discussion on actors playing other races and iwi
The Graffiti of Mr Tupaia
Also starring Rawiri Paratene
Ihimaera
A 2011 Māori Television film on Witi Ihimaera
Set at the East Coast town of Whāngārā, Whale Rider tells the tale of a young Māori girl, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), who challenges tradition and embraces the past in order to find the strength to lead her people forward. Directed and written by Niki Caro, the film is based on Witi Ihimaera's novel The Whale Rider. Coupling a specific sense of place and culture with a universal coming-of-age story, Whale Rider met with sizeable success worldwide, winning audience choice awards at Sundance and Toronto.
Availability
Available on DVD from South Pacific Pictures and Aro Video.
World premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, on 9 September 2002
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Rights
The Sales Agent for this title is The Works International.
Acknowledgements
Made with financing from the New Zealand Film Production Fund, the New Zealand Film Commission, Filmstiftung NRW in Germany, NZ On Air.
Music
Soundtrack composed by Australian composer Lisa Gerrard. Soundtrack available on Amazon and other online retailers