One Marae. One Cinema. 62 Short Films. 5 Features. 6 Documentaries. Film Hui: Kahungunu Marae, Nuhaka, Wairoa, Aotearoa Grand Gala and Maori Film Day: Gaiety Theatre, Wairoa, Aotearoa Closing Night: Morere Hot Springs, Wairoa, Aotearoa FRIDAY MAY 29TH: KAHUNGUNU MARAE, NUHAKA 3 pm Official Festival Powhiri 4 pm Registration 5 pm Wahine Shorts 5.30 pm Welcome Hakari Dinner 6 pm Maori Shorts I 8 pm Umbrella Man - Lennie Hill SATURDAY MAY 30TH: KAHUNGUNU MARAE, NUHAKA 9.15 am World Shorts I 10.30 am Genome 11 am Maori Shorts II 12 pm Lunch with Virtual Reality Demo 12.30 pm 4th Cinema Academic Panel: Dr. Ella Henry, Dr. Davinia Thornley, Deborah Walker Morrison 1.30 pm The Maori New Wave Panel 3 pm The Dead Lands (R) Toa Fraser 3 pm Hawaiian Shorts (G) SATURDAY MAY 30TH: GAIETY THEATRE, WAIROA 6 pm Ribbon Cutting with Mayor of Wairoa 6.30 pm Red Carpet Reception 7 pm Maori Film Awards Gaiety Grand Gala! Keynote: Gaylene Preston ONZM, Native Now! Media Art Showcase, Live Music, Kapa Haka SUNDAY MAY 31ST: KAHUNGUNU MARAE, NUHAKA 9 am Black Panther Woman - Rachel Perkins 9 am World Shorts II 10 am Another Trip to the Moon - Ismael Basbeth 10 am My Legacy 11 am Circle of Life 11.30 am Confessions of Prisoner T - Michael Bennett 12.30 pm Lunch 1 pm Road to Paloma (R) Jason Momoa 1 pm Te Kati - Goethe Mystery (G) 2 pm Tatau 3 pm The Dark Horse 5 pm Closing Dinner SUNDAY MAY 31ST: GAIETY THEATRE, WAIROA 10 am to 2.30 pm Wairoa Maori Short Film Day FREE A collection of Family-Friendly NZ short films to celebrate the reopening of the Gaiety Theatre 3 pm Umbrella Man - Lennie Hill SUNDAY MAY 31ST: MORERE CLOSING NIGHT FREE 7 pm Bush Cinema - Underground Shorts 9 pm DJ Set - Daughters of Hathor with Media Art Projections MONDAY JUNE 1: KAHUNGUNU MARAE, NUHAKA 9 am Poroporoaki and Formal Closing of Festival |