(PG) Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
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Speak no Maori
This documentary unpacks the history of te reo Māori in Aotearoa, from its dominance to its gradual decline and the modern-day revitalisation efforts.
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NOMAD: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
When legendary writer and adventurer Bruce Chatwin (The Songlines, In Patagonia) was dying of AIDS, he summoned his friend and collaborator Werner Herzog, asking to see his recent film about tribesman of the Sahara. In exchange, as a parting gift, Chatwin gave Herzog the rucksack he’d carried on his travels around the world.
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NewsMāori Wardens: A story of love and compassion
Photo / Supplied The behind the scenes reality of grassroots Māori Wardens is set to be revealed in a documentary to screen on Whakaata Māori.
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Quest
(2017) An intimate documentary film that captures ten years in the life of a family living in North Philadelphia.
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Midnight Family
In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help.
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Basquiat Rage to Ritches
Nearly 30 years after his death, this documentary film of Jean-Michel Basquiat details how the self-taught Brooklyn-born artist rose to be one of the greats on the international art marketplace.
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Māori Wardens
Māori Wardens, is a one hour documentary for Whakaata Māori that will tell the history of this rōpū from its conception through to the present day.
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When the Camera Stopped Rolling
(M-LC) Eight years in the making, cinematographer Jane Castle’s poignant documentary about her Australian filmmaker mother is an intimate mother-daughter story and an eye-opening chronicle of women’s roles in the film industry.
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