Dread (movie)
- Production country: New Zealand
- Producer: Merata Mita
- Production companies: Ora digital, Inside New Zealand
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 7/26/1996
- Run time: 44 min.
Movie description
An East Coast community in Ruatōria, New Zealand attempts to live in autarchy according to the tenets of their movement. Bob Marley, a prophet of our electronic age, is the soundtrack to the everyday lives of these Māori who feel closer to their own roots by observing a blend of Afro-Carribean Rastafarianism and the Ringatū faith. Merata Mita's camera respectfully portrays this singular cultural dialogue. The outsider cultures of Jamaicans, Ethiopians and Māori have come together, vibrating to a common cosmic chord. They find an underground brotherhood, across continents and seas.
