Turangawaewae / A Place To Stand

Director’s Notes - Peter Burger "In this film I wanted to capture the complexity of the idea of turangawaewae. For those Māori today, who no longer live in the place where their ancestors have lived for centuries...
New Zealand Production
Short 2003 Drama 13.00 minutes
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Tiare (a koro, or old man), a Vietnam war veteran, lives homeless, wandering the city, collecting bits and pieces in his plastic bags. His daughter brings her own daughter to visit and tries yet again to persuade him to return to their ancestral home. He does not wish to go there.
2003 - Critics' Week Cannes
New Zealand International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
Hof International Film Festival

Directors

Peter Burger

Producers

Catherine Fitzgerald

Screenplay Writers

Wiremu Grace

Cast

Wi Kuki Kaa
Tiare (Koro)
Nancy Brunning
Rose
Sydney Larkins
Hineata

Crew

Rewa Harre | Director of Photography
Paul Maxwell | Editor
Gary Mackay | Production Designer
Nicola Smillie | Costume Designer

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