Waru
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Waru

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.

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Cast

  • Tanea Heke
    Tanea Heke
    Charm
  • Roimata Fox
    Roimata Fox
    Anahera
  • Ngapaki Moetara
    Mihi
  • Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby
    Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby
    Em
  • Maria Walker
    Maria Walker
    Kiritapu
  • Kararaina Rangihau
    Kararaina Rangihau
    Ranui
  • Merehaka Maaka
    Hinga
  • 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
  • Tom Sainsbury
    Tom Sainsbury
    Jason

Crew

  • Rajneel Singh
    Rajneel Singh
    Editor
  • Craig Parkes
    Online Editor
  • Ainsley Gardiner
    Ainsley Gardiner
    Director
  • Chelsea Cohen
    Director
  • Briar Grace Smith
    Director
  • Renae Maihi
    Director
  • Awanui Simich-Pene
    Director
  • Casey Kaa
    Director
  • Katie Wolfe
    Katie Wolfe
    Director
  • Ainsley Gardiner
    Ainsley Gardiner
    Writer
  • Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
    Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
    Writer
  • Katie Wolfe
    Katie Wolfe
    Writer
  • Chelsea Cohen
    Writer
  • Renae Maihi
    Writer
  • Briar Grace Smith
    Writer
  • Casey Kaa
    Writer
  • Riria Lee
    Production Design
  • Drew Sturge
    Director of Photography
  • Lindah Lepou
    Costume Design
  • Lauren King
    Original Music Composer
  • Paula Whetu Jones
    Writer
  • Paula Whetu Jones
    Director

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