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October 16, 2016
Libby Hakaraia from The Native Slam Project on Te Wahanga Parakuihi with Dale Husband
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Posted On October 16, 2016
Libby Hakaraia from The Native Slam Project on Te Wahanga Parakuihi with Dale Husband
The dream for the NATIVE Slam was born 14 years ago, on a Canadian road trip, snow falling; a Maori and an Aboriginal woman driving in a convertible – lid down, heater on 10, music blaring. True story! I was there. We even imagined themselves as Thelma and Louise of the Southern Hemisphere. We got plenty of stunned reactions from passing truck drivers and others on our long trip from Toronto to Ottawa. Pauline and I have been wanting to do an international collaboration ever since.
In March of 2016, just days before Maoriland film festival15 Indigenous filmmakers gathered around Aotearoa NZ. to make a film. They had just 72 hours, with a budget of $800 NZD and yet five short films were produced. These films are The NATIVE Slam.
All the five NATIVE Slam Films had to abide by 10 rules that enhanced the importance of a native perspective in the work, respect for craft, and economy of production.
The themes of each film had to reflect the diversity of the native experiences of the filmmakers.
Each filmmaker had to appear on camera in their own film.
What a thrill it was to see the 15 filmmakers arrive at Maoriland with their finished films. Even more gratifying was to see the close bonds they'd formed with their teammates. They were all of a huge creative high and it was infectious. We now launch the NATIVE Slam with the world!
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