Moko

Name: New Zealand Film Commission
Price range: $

Moko (Maori facial tattoo) has been a Maori tradition since the beginning of time, becoming almost non-existent with the advent of colonisation. In more recent years a renaissance has taken place in Aotearoa, New Zealand/ Now, a...

New Zealand Production

Short 2000 Documentary 10.00 minutes

'Ahakoa, kei te mamae, kei te pai ahau' - Although it is painful, it is a pain I can bear A ten minute documentary film that follows the journey of Maori Chief, Kingi Taurua receiving his full face Moko. The film encapsulates the process, essence and renaissance of this ancient tradition.