WHINA (AIFFHK 2025)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
10 Mar 2025 (Mon)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
115 Minutes
Language
English, Maori
Subtitle
English (In Parts)
Director
James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones
Cast
Rena Owen, Miriama McDowell, James Rolleston, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Vinnie Bennett
Synopsis
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved M?ori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.
Festivals / Awards:
2022: Sydney Film Festival, M?oriland Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Aussie and Kiwi Film Festival Prague, Hawai’i International Film Festival - Pasifika Award for Best Feature Film, Native Lens Film Festival Solomon Islands
2023: Matariki Korikori Film Festival Cook Islands, Birrarrangga Film Festival
Festivals / Awards:
2022: Sydney Film Festival, M?oriland Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Aussie and Kiwi Film Festival Prague, Hawai’i International Film Festival - Pasifika Award for Best Feature Film, Native Lens Film Festival Solomon Islands
2023: Matariki Korikori Film Festival Cook Islands, Birrarrangga Film Festival
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved M?ori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.
Festivals / Awards:
2022: Sydney Film Festival, M?oriland Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Aussie and Kiwi Film Festival Prague, Hawai’i International Film Festival - Pasifika Award for Best Feature Film, Native Lens Film Festival Solomon Islands
2023: Matariki Korikori Film Festival Cook Islands, Birrarrangga Film Festival
Festivals / Awards:
2022: Sydney Film Festival, M?oriland Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Aussie and Kiwi Film Festival Prague, Hawai’i International Film Festival - Pasifika Award for Best Feature Film, Native Lens Film Festival Solomon Islands
2023: Matariki Korikori Film Festival Cook Islands, Birrarrangga Film Festival
