Dedicated to the memory of Mihikitekapua
In this poetic short film, writer/director/songwriter Kararaina Rangihau tells a story of great significance to the Tūhoe people. Unfolding entirely in te reo Māori, the narrative follows a child (played by Te Ratauhina Tumarae) learning the origins to the waiata 'Taku Rākau E', from her great-grandmother (Menu Ripia). Flicking between the present day and 1873, the great-grandmother tells how Mihikitekapua, a blind women of Tūhoe (also played by Ripia), first sang this important waiata. Rangihau was mentored by prominent filmmaker Merata Mita, who produced the film with co-producer Chelsea Winstanley.
Kararaina Rangihau
Director, Writer
Parehuia Eparaima
Whaea Tamati
Raymond Tipu
Warrior
Menu Ripia
Mihikitekapua
Menu Ripia
Nan
Pato Ripia
Takahi
Te Urewera Tekurapa
Tia
Te Ratauhina Tumarae
Erana
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