Merata Mita
Director
Mana Waka (1990)
Fifty years in the making, this extraordinary reconstruction of a never-completed 1940 documentary captures the construction of seven massive traditional war canoes by Maori tribespeople in anticipation of New Zealand's centenary celebrations.
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, imdb.title-directed-by-female, imdb.maori-culture, imdb.maori, imdb.restoration, imdb.indigenous, imdb.canoe-building + 15 more, imdb.anthropology, imdb.indigenous-people, imdb.canoe, imdb.year-1937, imdb.year-1938, imdb.year-1939, imdb.year-1940, imdb.treaty-of-waitangi, imdb.new-zealand, imdb.kauri-tree, imdb.wood-carving, imdb.ceremony, imdb.maori-song, imdb.f-rated, imdb.archive
Production Companies: Turangawaewae Marae, Te Puea Estate
Country: United States
Languages:
English,
Maori
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Runtime: 85 min.
Released: May 5, 1990
Status: Released
Certification: NR