Anzac Wallace

Making of documentary on the set of New Zealand's first epic Utu (1983), working with little money and dealing respectfully with matters of cultural protocol. Merata Mita discusses complex issues of inter-cultural conflict.

A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming him a demon. The child is deaf and mute and therefore excluded from hunting with the other young men. Out of loneliness, he befriends a white turtle. When a drought befalls the island, the priest blames the silent one. When the chief protects the boy, the priest plots the chiefs' downfall.

Le scientifique Zac Hobson, en manipulant une nouvelle source d'énergie, fait disparaître toute trace de vie de la surface de la Terre. Toute, ou presque, puisqu'il rencontre bientôt deux autres survivants, Joanne et Api...

En Nouvelle-Zélande, dans les années 1870. Alors que les Anglais viennent de coloniser le pays, un jeune guerrier maori se rebelle contre l'envahisseur...

Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.

Rapa Nui est le nom de l'île la plus isolée du Pacifique Sud, découverte en 1722 par un navigateur hollandais et qui a abrité l'une des cultures les plus avancées de notre Histoire. Ce dernier donna à sa trouvaille le nom d'Île de Pâques. Mais les indigènes lui préfèrent toujours celui de Rapa Nui.

12 year old Gretchen comes to stay on her uncle's farm for the holidays, but shortly after her arrival strange things start to happen. Gretchen has a passion for science and a talent for all things mechanical, which is why the old brass weathervane fascinates her. But the brass daisy rod has a complex and terrifying significance, and Gretchen and her new friend Ronny discover its links with the far distant Sirius, the Dog Star.