AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND FILM FESTIVAL SEP. 12-17, 2015 James Rolleston in THE DEAD LANDS, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing AOTEAROA RISING DUST NEW ZEALAND FILM FESTIVAL Dir: Jack Woon. New Zealand. 2014. INC’d This year saw the founding of Hawaiiki Hou— Dir: Darren Simmonds. New Zealand. 2014. the World Māori Film Festival Congress, and the museum’s Aotearoa New Zealand Film TOHUNGA Festival is one of the group’s rst associate Dir: Rebecca Collins (Te Rarawa [Ngāti Te members, along with festivals in Australia Reinga]). New Zealand. 2013. and Tahiti, and joining founding members in Wairoa, Raratonga, Sydney and New York. Don’t miss this year’s stellar selection of shorts and features showcasing Aotearoa’s unique culture, wicked sense of humor and distinctive cinematic visions. Leo Koziol, Louisa Tipene Opetaia, Misa Tupou, Wairoa Māori Film Festival, New Zealand Film Commission, Hawaiiki Hou-the World Māori Film Festival Congress, Pacic Islanders in THE DEAD LANDS, a Magnet Release Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing Communications, the Center for Pacic Islands Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa + the THE DEAD LANDS Creating Futures Rooted in Wonder Symposium. Director: Toa Fraser. New Zealand. 2014. 109 min. Māori with English subtitles. SEP. 12 at 7:30pm • SEP. 13 at 4pm FANTAIL Photo courtesy of LevelK FANTAIL THE PA BOYS Director: Curtis Vowell. New Zealand. 2013. 83 min. Photo courtesy of m3media SEP. 12 at 1pm • SEP. 13 at 7:30pm THE PĀ BOYS MĀORI PASIFIKA SHORTS PROGRAM Director: Himiona Grace. New Zealand. 2014. 102 min. 93 min. SEP. 12 at 4pm SEP. 15 at 1pm SEP. 13 at 1pm SEP. 17 at 7:30pm An outstanding program of Māori and Pasika short lms curated by Leo Koziol, director of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival. MA Dir: Nikki Si’ulepa (Samoa). Prdcr: Nikki Si’ulepa & Ngaire Fuata (Rotuma). New Zealand. 2014. FOOTSTEPS Dir: Lennie Hill (Ngāpuhi). New Zealand/ Cook Islands. 2014. WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS IN THE RUBBISH TIN Photo courtesy of Unison Films Dir: Riwia Brown (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā- Apanui). New Zealand. 2014. WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS Directors: Jemaine Clement + Taika Waititi. ROSS AND BETH New Zealand. 2014. 86 min. Dir: Hamish Bennett (Te Arawa, Ngapuhi, Kai SEP. 15 at 7:30pm SEP. 17 at 1pm Tahu). New Zealand. 2014. HOME FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS Dir: Apirana Ipo Te Maipi. Australia. 2014. honolulumuseum.org/events/lms.