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The films were directed by Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis and Chantelle Burgoyne, and span a range of approaches including historical war drama, futuristic speculative fiction and animation.
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Fast-forward through 25 years of on-screen First Nations excellence, and we have been gifted with We Are Still Here:a multi-genre anthology that continues to shift the dial on what is possible. Eight short films – Lured, Woke, Te Puuru, The Uniform, Grog Shop, Rebel Art, Blankets and The Bull and the RuRu – were originally written in response to an...
Some shorts left me wanting more in the best way. In particular, Tim Worrall and Richard Curtis’ Te Puuru feels like it’s just waiting to be expanded into a sprawling coming-of-age tale of family, resistance and the immeasurable cost of war. Similarly, Renae Maihi’s The Bull & The RuRu, set during the Springbok Tour protests of 1981, presents a wor...
Just as BabaKiueria and my parents’ laughter shifted something in me as a child, the diversity and nuance of First Nations representation in We Are Still Here will no doubt create its own seismic shifts. I was lucky enough to first see it at a Q&A session packed with an eager and appreciative audience, many of whom were First Nations. Listening to ...
We Are Still Here is a unique Indigenous film that interweaves eight powerful tales to tell a sweeping story of hope and survival. Show more. Status: Complete. Distributor: Rialto Distribution. Co-Production: New Zealand/Australia. Credits: Directed by: Tim Worrall. Richard Curtis. Renae Maihi. Miki Magasiva. Mario Gaoa. Chantelle Burgoyne.
Eight tales of Indigenous people struggle tell a story of hope and survival, spanning over 1,000 years into the past and examining the present and future.
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Grog Shop, directed by Beck Cole and written by Samuel Nuggin-Paynter, is a present-day romantic comedy that also sheds light on recurring police harassment and intimidation of an Aboriginal man buying “grog” (liquor) in a small town shop.
Jan 24, 2023 · From the former, there was Beck Cole and Samuel Nuggin-Paynter; Danielle MacLean; Tracey Rigney and Dena Curtis, while from New Zealand, there was Tim Worrall and Richard Curtis; Renae Maihi; Miki Magasiva and Mario Gaoa; and Tiraroa Reweti and Chantelle Burgoyne.
We Are Still Here 2022. Directed by Beck Cole, Danielle MacLean, Dena Curtis, Tim Worrall, Richard Curtis, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Chantelle Burgoyne, Tracey Rigney, Renae Maihi. To sit, to listen to witness. Starting points for a multi-layered journey bring you to the brink of interaction between cultures, then, now, and what may be.
