“Ethnic cleansing isn’t just something that they do physically to people, it’s something that happens in the mind.”
This was said by Haunani-Kay Trask in an onscreen interview in the documentary “Noho Hewa.” Haunani goes on to say that ethnic cleansing establishes within a people’s mind-set that “You have no place to live. You do not have a home, so you do not exist.” This manao (thought) is what Anne Keala Kelly is trying to capture in her first feature length documentary, “Noho Hewa.”
Fuuuuuu sounds like something we gotta see, support and get educated on, for what the tourists don’t see while visiting Hawaii. Kia kaha whanau, support all our PACIFIC SUPERHEROES out there fighting the good fight and get to the screenings in Manukau, Rotorua and Porirua all next week!!! And theres all these awesome Directors and storytellers who are here for workshops along with their films with the patronage of Merata Mita!!! Flash aye!!! So get along pplz 
Mauri Ora whanau, all details as follows … p.s thank you Tawera! Continue reading ‘Noho Hewa Screening at the Aotearoa Film Festival 2009′
Was laughing at the ‘mountain goat’ presentation by David Tua to Shane Cameron last night, hahaaa some real sporting PACIFIC SUPERHEROES representing with classic bravado and clowning humour!!! I can’t wait for David to showcase his ‘KO’ on a step ladder to Shane the mountain goat! Lolz, arohamai … but no matter what, we be Sth Akl loyal 100%!!! And with that PACIFIC SUPERHEROES are WOOHOO happy that finally the new Mangere Arts Centre is ready for construction to begin b4 the super city mallarcy quashes any of Manukau’s future plans. Vote LEN BROWN!!! Mauri ora famz !!!
The new Mangere Arts Centre is set
Continue reading ‘Mangere Arts Centre, Mountain goats and SuperCitys.’
Wassup PACIFIC SUPERHEROES!!! Keep being all you can be and more!!! Heres a notice from Dziah Dance Academy who are holding a ‘DANCE PARTY’ fundraiser to help get their two NZ national winning teams to the World Hip Hop Dance Championships.
The Dziah 2.0 dance crew and DeJaVu junior crew need to fundraise $40,000 per team to get them to Las Vegas to represent NZ in the Worlds.
A smoke free and alcohol free event will be on this Friday 24th April at the Dziah Dance Academy in Otara, with tickets only $10 pplz!!! Come support, come dance, and if you can’t get there or you just simply have two left feet please feel welcome to call the Academy to make donations. Please support whats ALL GOOD in our hood!!! Mauri Ora!!!
For TICKETS
phone: 09 2747466 or 021 612471
email: billie@dziah.com
Arohamai PACIFIC SUPERHEROES, its been a busy start to 2009 but the wheels are still turning and its non-stop action for our top dance teams starting this weekend for the 2009 regional build up for SDNZ national dance championships on 3rd-4th of April, with the winners representing AOTEAROA at the Worlds in Las Vegas. Tickets available at TICKET DIRECT peoples, get out there and support local talent and initiatives, holla!!!
‘In 2008, New Zealand conquered the world, In 2009, the sky is the limits. For the third year, Street Dance New Zealand Presents:
THE SDNZ DANCE CHAMPS
This Autumn Street Dance New Zealand will be travelling around the country finding the best of the best to represent our nation at this year’s WORLD HIP HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS in Las Vegas.
Last year, Auckland’s own, Sweet & Sour Dance Crew took out both the Regional and National Titles, and then went all the way by capturing the World Championship. Alongside the Varsity Gold Medalists, Hamilton’s FDC Supremacy Dance Crew followed closely recieving the Varsity Bronze Medal.
Since then Street Dance has risen to another level and now the competition is Continue reading ‘Street Dance NZ’
Ia Orana from Tahiti, holla holla we got stories to tell and pass on. Check it out, Annie Goldson taking the top prize at FIFO 2009 for ‘An Island Calling’, its a tragedy of beliefs and misbeliefs. Get out and get to viewing this doco. The trailer is loaded in our video player. Much luv and big ups, time for more PACIFIC SUPERHERO celebrations. Maruru fanau.
‘New Zealand movie director Annie Goldson has won Le Grand Prix du Jury at the 6th Annual Pacific International Documentary Film Festival for her 75-minute “An Island Calling” film about the 2001 murder of a gay couple in Fiji.
Ms. Goldson’s 75-minute documentary tells the story of John Scott and his partner of 20 years Greg Scrivener, a prominent gay couple murdered in their Suva home. Scott, the Fiji Red Cross director, had become well known for his courage during the 2000 military coup in Fiji when he assisted hostages held by George Speight and his followers.
Scott and Scriverner “were killed in the name of God by Apete Kaisau, a young indigenous Fijian man who had been friends with the couple,” according to the festival’s program. The film was produced by Occasional Productions.
“When you make a film like that, you are not alone, and it’s a real trip,” Ms. Goldson said after receiving the jury’s Grand Prix award along with a cash prize of 500,000 French Pacific francs (US$5,555/€4,190). Continue reading ‘Annie Goldsons wins top FIFO award for Fiji documentary’
