Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.
Premiered at the Civic Theatre, Auckland, as the opening night film of the 2016 New Zealand International Film Festival. 2016
Cast: Dalvanius Prime, Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi, Pātea Māori Club, Barletta Prime, Maaka Pohatu, Taika Waititi, Lynda Topp, Stan Walker, Jools Topp, Don McGlashan, Moana Maniapoto
Writer: Tearepa Kahi (Writer)
Cinematographer: Fred Renata, Jos Wheeler
Production Designer: Savage
Editors: Tearepa Kahi, Francis Glenday
Sound Designer: Dick Reade, Colleen Brennan
Costume Designer: Gavin McLean
Producers: Alexander Behse, Reikura Kahi, Tearepa Kahi
Production: Pātea Film Collective, Jawbone Pictures
