Tag: filmmaker

Tearepa Kahi and his pathway to Muru

Posted by Dale Husband | Sep 25, 2022 | Kōrero

“It’s such a personal story for so many people in these communities who were badly treated by our government for over a century.” — Tearepa Kahi, on the film ‘Muru’, which we wrote and directed.

Michael Bennett: The power of words

Posted by Dale Husband | Sep 4, 2022 | Kōrero

“Being part of a fight that led to a young, innocent Māori man being exonerated and compensated for the injustice that had happened to him. There could be no greater reward.” — Michael Bennett.

Toa Fraser: Swimming in different waters

Posted by Dale Husband | Oct 17, 2021 | Kōrero

“There’s nothing like an incurable brain disease to give you focus, Dale. I feel lucky that I’ve been able to continue to work.” — Toa Fraser.

‘Vea, you made me cry’

Posted by Dale Husband | Jul 21, 2019 | Kōrero

“There was a really beautiful thing that happened during the filming. We had a change of heart which changed our head.” — Vea Mafile’o on learning to understand her father through the making of ‘For My Father’s Kingdom’.