On Saturday 26 October 2024, Rematriation will screen on the Kahungunu Marae in Nūhaka, in partnership with the Wairoa Māori Film Festival and celebrating the marae's 75th anniversary.
Curated by CIRCUIT’s Kaitiaki Kiriata Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka, this screening programme delves into the profound theme of Indigenous rematriation, a concept which proposes restoration of balance, harmony, and connection to the land through a whakapapa of wahine knowledge.
Rematriation includes work by six contemporary Māori artists: Tia Barrett (Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Tamainupō, Ngāti Maniapoto); Bobby Luke (Ngāti Ruanui); Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka (Ngati Pakau, Ngapuhi); Sandy Wakefield (Ngapuhi, Ngāi Tahu); Keri-Mei Zagrobelna (Whānau-ā- Apanui and Te Āti Awa); and Antonia van Sitter (Te Māhurehure, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Whakaue).
The screening will be introduced by Tanya Ruka.
CIRCUIT Director Mark Williams says: "CIRCUIT is proud to once again partner with the Wairoa Māori Film Festival and Kahungunu Marae to present Rematriation. Wairoa is Aotearoa's longest running Indigenous film festival and Kahungunu Marae is surely one of the most unique settings in world cinema. Māuri ora!"
For further details, please see the Rematriation project page.