Māori Scenes

Country: New Zealand

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

These are silent documentary films from 1898 in New Zealand. They show everyday Māori life and activities. The films also record local events like an exhibition opening and a horse race.

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What happens

Maori Scenes were 1898 New Zealand silent documentary films made by Joseph Perry of the Limelight Department of the Salvation Army in Australia. Two or three films were shot about 2 December 1898, just after New Zealand's first film. The earliest films are from the first of December 1898, the opening of the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition, and Boxing Day that year, Uhlan winning the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie Racecourse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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