Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (87 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in |
Summary |
Ngati, a Maori word meaning tribe, is set in the tiny Maori community of Kapua on the East Cape in 1948. There is a twin focus of the threatened displacement of drovers by truckies and the impending closure of the freezing works, the community's main employer. There is also concern about 12 year-old Ropata whose illness neither Maori nor European medicine can cure. A newly arrived young Australian is caught up in the town's crisis. The film de-emphasises the personal in favour of a sense of communal inter-connection and explores the possible relationships between Maori and and pakeha ways. Written and directed by Maoris, Ngati has claims to be New Zealand's first ìndigenous' feature |
Notes |
Some Maori dialogue, English subtitles |
Credits |
Producer, John O'Shea ; director, Barry Barclay ; script, Tama Poata ; photography, Rory O'Shea ; music, Dalvanius |
Cast |
Tuta Ngarimu Tamati, Iranui Haig, Tawai Moana, Wi Kuki Kaa, Michael Tibble, Judy McIntosh, Connie Pewhairangi |
Notes |
DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Maori (New Zealand people) -- Drama.
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SUBJECT |
New Zealand -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116353 -- Drama.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Barclay, Barry, director
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Poata, Tama, 1936-2005, writer of accompanying material
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O'Shea, Rory, 1962- photographer
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Tamati, Tuta Ngarimu, costume designer
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McIntosh, Judy, costume designer
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Dalvanius, 1948-2002, arranger
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Pacific Films.
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New Zealand Film Commission.
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