"I aroha to them. It was not their fault that they had strayed because of the conditioning. Colonisation."
An East Coast community in Ruatōria, New Zealand attempts to live in autarchy according to the tenets of their movement. Bob Marley, a prophet of our electronic age, is the soundtrack to the everyday lives of these Māori who feel closer to their own roots by observing a blend of Afro-Carribean Rastafarianism and the Ringatū faith. Merata Mita's camera respectfully portrays this singular cultural dialogue. The outsider cultures of Jamaicans, Ethiopians and Māori have come together, vibrating to a common cosmic chord. They find an underground brotherhood, across continents and seas.
Merata Mita
Writer, Director
Te Hoko Whitu
Self
Derek Fox
Reporter
Io
Self
King Glory
Self
Tigi Ness
Self
Mahuta Tuhura
Self
H.I.M Jah
Self
Power of the Trinity
Self
Stryker Jones
Self
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