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December 5, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Mother Tongue: A Pasifika Story – A Celebration of Identity, Language and Legacy
Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue: A Pasifika Story on the World Stage. Mother Tongue: A Pasifika Story is a powerful […]
March 11, 2026
March 8, 2024 | News
Indian sailors a missing historical link
A 35-minute film that opens the door to a history of Indian sailors, British sealers and Māori has picked up the jury short film award at the Alameda International Film Festival in Oakland, California.
June 23, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Kath Akuhata-Brown | Writer, Film-maker, and Creative
Your beautiful short film Wash Day has won best Director of a short film at the Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival.
June 15, 2023 | News
Rangatahi drive GI short film project
The facilitator of a new short film about the dangers of alcohol abuse says it has already had a positive impact on the rangatahi involved.
May 10, 2023 | News
Short film challenges colonial mindset
A Māori short film is a surprise hit at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, sparking discussions on the indigenous experience.
December 20, 2022 | News
Aotea short makes Sundance line-up
A nine-minute film of children at Aotea's Okiwi Primary School playing has been plucked from 9000 global submissions to play at Robert Redford’s prestigious Sundance festival of independent films in Utah next month.
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