Path To Passchendaele
Documentary following a young taonga puoro player’s journey to Belgium in October last year to attend New Zealand’s 90th commemorations of Passchendaele. Bringing the haunting sounds of the traditional Maori instruments to the urupa (cemetery) of his ancestor and the thousands of others buried there, Horomona Horo goes in search of a connection with the people and whenua (land) of Flanders.
Primary Title
- Path To Passchendaele
Date Broadcast
- Friday 25 April 2008
Start Time
- 15 : 45
Finish Time
- 16 : 12
Duration
- 27:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Documentary following a young taonga puoro player’s journey to Belgium in October last year to attend New Zealand’s 90th commemorations of Passchendaele. Bringing the haunting sounds of the traditional Maori instruments to the urupa (cemetery) of his ancestor and the thousands of others buried there, Horomona Horo goes in search of a connection with the people and whenua (land) of Flanders.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Anzac Day
- New Zealand--History, Military
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Hosts
- Wena Harawira (Presenter)
- Julian Wilcox (Presenter)
Contributors
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- Horomona Horo (Subject)
- Jasmine Pujji (Director)
Subjects
- Anzac Day
- New Zealand--History, Military
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand