ATAMIRA Awhi Tapu
At the foot of the Urewera ranges lies Awhi Tapu - a desolate forestry village. With the forestry industry closed down, most have left - Wendyl, Sonny, Casper and Girl Girl have only each other and their fertile imaginations to rely on. Awhi Tapu is a story of loss, belonging, but most of all, friendship; it heralds a new wave of writing around Maori issues and characters; direct, unsentimental and challenging.
Primary Title
- ATAMIRA
Secondary Title
- Awhi Tapu
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 29 April 2012
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 120:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- At the foot of the Urewera ranges lies Awhi Tapu - a desolate forestry village. With the forestry industry closed down, most have left - Wendyl, Sonny, Casper and Girl Girl have only each other and their fertile imaginations to rely on. Awhi Tapu is a story of loss, belonging, but most of all, friendship; it heralds a new wave of writing around Maori issues and characters; direct, unsentimental and challenging.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Drama
- Television plays, New Zealand
- Ngāi Tūhoe (New Zealand people)--Drama
- Urewera (N.Z.)--Drama
Genres
- Theater
Course Codes
- ENGLISH 109
Contributors
- Katie Wolfe (Producer)
- Black Inc Media (Production Unit)
- Albert Belz (Writer)
- Leo Gene Peters (Director)
- Tammy Davis (Director)
- Matariki Whatarau (Actor)
- Tola Newbery (Actor)
- Kura Forrester (Actor)
- James Tito (Actor)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Drama
- Television plays, New Zealand
- Ngāi Tūhoe (New Zealand people)--Drama
- Urewera (N.Z.)--Drama