“I got to do what I wanted to do right from the very beginning — to contribute to a kaupapa of our storytelling that I knew was growing. And to be able to investigate the Māori world, and at the same time consolidate my place in it.” — Tainui Stephens, filmmaker, storyteller, and E-Tangata columnist.
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“Shrek has been dubbed into more than 40 languages. There have been four sequels. But this is the first time any of the American studio’s films have been adapted into an Indigenous language.” — Tainui Stephens, director of ‘Shrek – Kātahi Te Korokē!’
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“They’d lost the sights, sounds and smells of their Taranaki home, but never the story that took them away.” — Tainui Stephens.
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“We know very well that Māori assertion and self-confidence frightens and angers some Pākehā. They’re not used to Māori being in control. Rangatiratanga gives visibility to Māori decision-making.” — Tainui Stephens.
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“We define ourselves by the stories we choose to tell about ourselves. When we make films for our own people, it’s not just about the art of it, nor the business of it. We are testing the empowering potential of film.” — Tainui Stephens.
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