Ngā Wai E Rua Stories Of Us

This special compilation of short films explores encounters between Māori and nonMāori dating back to 1901 This rich and fascinating special presentation includes a range of remarkable and rarely seen footage from the vaults of Ngā Taonga Sound Vision From the first filmed encounter between Māori and British Royals to footage of the 1975 Land March these recordings evoke a strong sense of the shared stories and rich dual histories of Aotearoa New Zealand These special recordings come from Ngā Taonga Sound Vision Aotearoa New Zealands Archive of Film Television and Sound NTSV collects preserves cares for and shares the audiovisual taonga of Aotearoa so that our nations stories are never lost Part of the remit of todays cultural institutions is to draw attention to how our narratives have formed and to gently nudge us toward asking ourselves to examine how we feel about what is being shown to us Sharon TaylorOfford