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Aunties, Uncles, Leaders - these are people whose life's work have contributed to the future fabric of the Indigenous world. By striving to maintain their families, their communities, their Indigenous ways of life, these people have transformed the worlds around them. Be inspired by their stories.
These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.
Through her daughter’s eyes, this film returns to Dame Whina Cooper’s homestead, a historic remnant of her legacy, revealing the whenua (land) that shaped the activist who would become Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of a Nation).
Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne is an award-winning Māori director and producer of culturally grounded films that honour Māori stories, embody traditional values, and promote Te Reo Māori.
- Year2025
- Runtime26 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Māori
- CountryAotearoa (New Zealand)
- PremiereInternational Premiere
- GenreShort, Documentary
- DirectorKimiora Kaire-Melbourne (Māori)
- ScreenwriterKimiora Kaire-Melbourne (Māori)
- ProducerKimiora Kaire-Melbourne (Māori)
Aunties, Uncles, Leaders - these are people whose life's work have contributed to the future fabric of the Indigenous world. By striving to maintain their families, their communities, their Indigenous ways of life, these people have transformed the worlds around them. Be inspired by their stories.
These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.
Through her daughter’s eyes, this film returns to Dame Whina Cooper’s homestead, a historic remnant of her legacy, revealing the whenua (land) that shaped the activist who would become Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of a Nation).
Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne is an award-winning Māori director and producer of culturally grounded films that honour Māori stories, embody traditional values, and promote Te Reo Māori.
- Year2025
- Runtime26 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Māori
- CountryAotearoa (New Zealand)
- PremiereInternational Premiere
- GenreShort, Documentary
- DirectorKimiora Kaire-Melbourne (Māori)
- ScreenwriterKimiora Kaire-Melbourne (Māori)
- ProducerKimiora Kaire-Melbourne (Māori)
