Origins - Festival of First Nations
The Waimate Conspiracy - (9 May – Birkbeck, University of London 4pm)
Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand. A 140 year-old land dispute comes to a head, with local Maori
determined to prove that
farmer Alex McKendry’s ancestors illegally took the Weka Valley from their forebears.
When the first claim is dismissed, George Kepa sets about literally digging up some hard evidence
– in the shape of a cannon ball... A comic "mockumentary" about the issues of Maori land rights and oral history.
"An irresistibly enjoyable piece of work" (NZ Herald).
See the video trailer
- 101 minutes
- Director: Stefen Lewis. New Zealand 2007
Venue 5: Cinema at Birkbeck, University of London, 43, Gordon Square, London WC1
Screenings at Birkbeck are free, but places can be reserved.
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