Mauri

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Mauri

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With Mauri, Merata Mita became the first Māori woman to direct a dramatic feature alone. Set around a love triangle, Mauri (meaning life force) explores cultural tensions, identity, and changing ways of life in a East Coast town. Along with Ngāti the previous year, Mauri played a key role in the rise of Māori cinema. The crew of 33 Māori and 20 Pākehā included interns from Hawkes Bay wānanga — plus composer Hirini Melbourne, artist Ralph Hotere as production designer, and actors Eva Rickard a...

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Video

Date created

1988

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/mauri-1988

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east coast / identity / love triangle / māori / eels / farm / spying / community / horse / rural / 1988 / eighties / 1980s / mutton point / okaraea / culture clash / racism / te whānau-ā-apanui / cultural traditions / potaka marae / te omeka marae / birth / switchboard operator / accident / placenta / pregnancy / hospital / rural music / farming / whenua / afterbirth / ceremony / ritual / ute / unrequited love / te kaha / 1950s / lottin point / radio hauraki

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