| Director: | Merata Mita |
|---|---|
| Production: | Awatea Films |
| Running Time: | 101’ |
| Language: | English, Māori |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Main Cast: | Anzac Wallace, Eva Rickard, James Heyward |
| Screenplay: | Merata Mita |
| Cinematographer: | Graeme Crowley |
| Editor: | Nicholas Beauman |
| Production Designer: | Ralph Hotere |
| Costume Designer: | Rangitinia Otene Wilson |
| Music: | Amokura |
| Sound: | Gethin Creagh |
| Restoration: | New Zealand Film Commission |
Cinema
Mauri
Venice Classics
Synopsis
Mauri is the story of Rewi, a man haunted by a past which threatens to engulf his future. The story is set among the colourful characters of a once thriving settlement, Te Mata, upon whom the encroachment by Europeans spells disaster. Now isolated by lack of numbers, time and distance, the remaining survivors form a tight-knit community which outsiders find impenetrable. Rewi’s deceit forces him to become part of that community and his life is inextricably interwoven with those around him.
Director’s Statement
It was a quietly satisfying moment to enter the theatre on the opening night of Mauri and see the pride of so many brown faces. I am very proud to have made something for us, so relentless and uncompromising, and for me it was another brief fulfilled”.
Deborah Shepard, Reframing Women, 2000.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION 1: Park Road Post Production
141 Park Road, Mirimar
6022 – Wellington, New Zealand
Tel. + 64 4 909 7800
dwatkins_prpp@parkroad.co.nz
http://www.parkroad.co.nz
PRODUCTION 2: Merata Mita - Awatea Films
C/O New Zealand Film Commission, Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 - Wellington, New Zealand
Tel. + 64 4 382 7680
hayleyw@nzfilm.co.nz
http://www.nzfilm.co.nz
PRODUCTION WHEN THE FILM WAS MADE: Awatea Films
WORLD SALES: Jasmin McSweeney - New Zealand Film Commission
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 - Wellington, New Zealand
Tel. 64 4 382 7680
jasmin@nzfilm.co.nz
http://www.nzfilm.co.nz
PRESS OFFICE: Laurent Boyé – Jazo PR
923 Cole Ave
CA 90038 – Los Angeles, United States
Tel. +1-310-220-7239
laurent@jazopr.com
