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Waru 2017 Directed by Briar Grace Smith , Casey Kaa , ...

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.

Production Country New Zealand
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Maori
Gnere Drama
Production Company Brown Sugar Apple Grunt
Release Date 19 October 2017
88 mins
Cast
Tanea Heke
Tanea Heke Charm
Roimata Fox
Roimata Fox Anahera
Ngapaki Moetara
Ngapaki Moetara Mihi
Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby
Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby Em
Maria Walker
Maria Walker Kiritapu
Kararaina Rangihau
Kararaina Rangihau Ranui
Merehaka Maaka
Merehaka Maaka Hinga
Acacia Hapi
Acacia Hapi Mere
Antonio Te Maioha
Antonio Te Maioha Tapu
Miriama McDowell
Miriama McDowell Bash
Amber Curreen
Amber Curreen Titty
Cohen Holloway
Cohen Holloway Pierre
Thomas Sainsbury
Thomas Sainsbury Jason
Crew
Directors
Briar Grace Smith
Briar Grace Smith
Casey Kaa
Casey Kaa
Ainsley Gardiner
Ainsley Gardiner
Katie Wolfe
Katie Wolfe
Chelsea Cohen
Chelsea Cohen
Renae Maihi
Renae Maihi
Awanui Simich-Pene
Awanui Simich-Pene
Paula Whetu Jones
Paula Whetu Jones
Writers
Briar Grace Smith
Briar Grace Smith
Casey Kaa
Casey Kaa
Ainsley Gardiner
Ainsley Gardiner
Katie Wolfe
Katie Wolfe
Chelsea Cohen
Chelsea Cohen
Renae Maihi
Renae Maihi
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
Paula Whetu Jones
Paula Whetu Jones
Cinematography
Drew Sturge
Drew Sturge
Composer
Lauren King
Lauren King
Editor
Rajneel Singh
Rajneel Singh
Production Design
Riria Lee
Riria Lee
Costume Design
Lindah Lepou
Lindah Lepou