Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer (1999)

In the end you realise money, fame — all those things are nothing if you don't have your health.

Directed by Sam Cruickshank16mDocumentary

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.

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G
Year
1999
Country
NZ
Language
English
Release date
26 July 1999
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Moana Maniapoto
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