Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

1999-07-2616m14+

As the name of this short film promises, a filmmaker (Merata Mita), a cook (Anne Thorp) and a singer (Moana Maniapoto) sit down for an interview at Pākiri beach. With a focus on their personal lives, these highly accomplished wahine Māori are generous in sharing what motivates and challenges them in their mahi — with friendship a recurring theme. Filmed a year after the disbanding of her group Moana and the Moahunters, Maniapoto is particularly vulnerable in her reflections. The film was made by Honours student Sam Cruickshank as part of a Film and Media Studies degree at Auckland University.

Cast:Anne Thorp, Merata Mita, Moana Maniapoto,

Genre:Documentary,

country:New Zealand,

Production:University of Auckland,

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