imagineNATIVE Film Festival

Let My Whakapapa Speak
Let My Whakapapa Speak

Thursday, Oct 16 2008, 1:00PM
Al Green Theatre



I Still Hear My Granny Speak
I Still Hear My Granny Speak
2008, Canada, 5 min, Beta SP, Ontario Premiere
Director: Mariel Belanger

A grandmother’s endearing melodies are etched in memory, echoed through generations.


Let My Whakapapa Speak
Let My Whakapapa Speak
2008, New Zealand, 77 min, Digital Beta, Maori and English, Canada Premiere
Director: Tainui Stephens

Let My Whakapapa Speak follows the life and times of Iritana Te Rangi Tawhiwhirangi, an extraordinary woman who in emerged in the post-war era