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Free Film Screening: Waru
Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.
"When a child is killed every five weeks there is no other way to tackle abuse other than confronting it, head on." - Mihingarangi Forbes
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Directors
Briar Grace-Smith,
Casey Kaa,
Ainsley Gardiner,
Katie Wolfe,
Chelsea Cohen,
Renae Maihi,
Paula Jones,
Awanui Simich-Pene
Producers
Kerry Warkia
Kiel McNaughton
Screenplay
Briar Grace-Smith
Casey Kaa
Ainsley Gardiner
Katie Wolfe
Chelsea Cohen
Renae Maihi
Paula Jones
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu