We have three double passes to GIVEAWAY for the powerful documentary film, Taki Rua Theatre - Breaking Barriers.
On 24th November, ahead of the theatrical release, there will be a Special Event Preview Screening of Taki Rua Theatre - Breaking Barriers at Bridgeway Cinema, Auckland, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers!
To be in to win a double pass to this special screening, email us at office@wiftnz.co.nz First three entries will receive one of the double passes! * Must be available to attend 24th November *
The winning tickets include a choice of ice cream, popcorn or a cheeky glass of Seresin wine.
Taki Rua Theatre - Breaking Barriers tells the story of our unofficial Māori national theatre and the 30 year struggle to create a truly bicultural force in live theatre and society, and the wāhine toa and activists who agitated for a better world. From humble beginnings, Taki Rua presents a depth of talent powerful enough to take the voice of Māori across the nation and to the world.
From Whetū Fala, the film’s director:
“Taki” is a movement in traditional Māori weaving. “Rua” means two, so this story of makingthings by going in pairs is as old as my 1,000-year-old Māori language and culture. When Tungia Baker renamed the white theatre company the New Depot to “Taki Rua” it was adeliberate reminder to all that this artistic endeavour was to be about partnership between native Māori, and Pākeha, the dominant culture of Aotearoa New Zealand.
At a dawn ceremony in 1991, Maaka Jones, the then leader of the Māori religion Ringatu church, blessed the theatre, opening the portals of our imaginations as Māori and Pākeha to the endless possibilities of performing arts collaboration…More than thirty years after Maaka Jones’ 1991 dawn blessing, this film is made from the point of view of the Māori partner on the beginnings of Rua Theatre, sharing their stories in their own languages.
‘Ma te reo ka puawai te kōrero!’
‘It is by speaking that stories flourish!’
Time: 4:00pm
Date: Sunday 24 November
Location: Bridgeway Cinemas, 122 Queen Street, Northcote Point
This event is held in association with:
Seresin Wines
WIFT
Ngā Aho Whakaari
Whānau Marama NZIFF
Tuakana/Casting Director - Christina Asher
Produced by Selina Joe
Executive Producer Gaylene Preston
Tuakana/Casting Director - Christina Asher