Mana Waka (1990)
- Directed by
- Merata Mita
- Country
- New Zealand
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
This film shows Maori people building traditional waka canoes in the late 1930s for a national celebration. It uses old footage edited together to show the craftsmanship and community effort involved.
documentaryhistoricalnostalgiccontemplativeearthyslow-pacedcommunalmeditative
What happens
Mana Waka is a 1990 New Zealand film documenting the construction of waka for the 1940 centenary of the Treaty of Waitangi. It uses footage shot between 1937 and 1940 by R.G.H Manley, and edited 50 years later by Annie Collins and director Merata Mita. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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