Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer (movie)
- Production country: New Zealand
- Producer: Sam Cruickshank
- Production companies: University of Auckland
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 7/26/1999
- Run time: 16 min.
Movie description
As the name of this short film promises, a filmmaker (Merata Mita), a cook (Anne Thorp) and a singer (Moana Maniapoto) sit down for an interview at Pākiri beach. With a focus on their personal lives, these highly accomplished wahine Māori are generous in sharing what motivates and challenges them in their mahi — with friendship a recurring theme. Filmed a year after the disbanding of her group Moana and the Moahunters, Maniapoto is particularly vulnerable in her reflections. The film was made by Honours student Sam Cruickshank as part of a Film and Media Studies degree at Auckland University.
