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Mataku 2002

Mataku 2002

8x½ hour Maori drama series (Eps 6-13) (2002)
TV3, New Zealand
Distributor: Chrysalis Distribution (UK)
Awards & Reviews

Winner, New York Festivals 2004 Television Programming Award

2003 AFTA New Zealand Television Awards: Best Director – Drama; Best Production Design; Best Editing – Drama; Best Contribution to a Soundtrack

Winner: Cinema Award for Photography for The Rocks, 2002 NAFATA Film Fest, USA


Synopsis

Mataku is an anthology of contemporary one-off dramas, adapted from the unique and mystical world of Maori supernatural legends.

In these tales of the unexpected, set in New Zealand, ordinary characters encounter mysterious phenomena of Maori mythology.

Each of the programmes is introduced by internationally-recognised television and film actor, Temuera Morrison (Once Were Warriors, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? and Star Wars II: The Attack Of The Clones).

Mataku is available on DVD at all good DVD outlets. Distributed by Magna Pacific.



Credits
Core Cast - eps 6-13
Episode 6 'Te Ngoro' DARREN YOUNG, MIRIAMA SMITH
Episode 7 'The Rocks' ANDREW BINNS, NICOLA KANAWA
Episode 8 'The Lost Tribe' CALVIN TUTEAO, ROSS DUNCAN
Episode 9 'The Fishing Trip' HEMI RUDOLPH, SONNY KIRIKIRI
Episode 10 'The God Child' SIMONE KESSELL, THOMAS KIWI, MAKARITA UMBERS
Episode 11 'Divine Intervention' PIO TEREI, WHETU FALA
Episode 12 'Going To War' MANU BENNETT, BLAIR STRANG, VICKY HAUGHTON
Episode 13 'Sands of Time' RAWIRI PARATENE, MAGGIE HARPER, DOMINIQUE
CRAWFORD, JACOB RUTENE

CREW:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS JOHN BARNETT, TONY HOLDEN
PRODUCERS CAREY CARTER, RHONDA KITE
STORY CREATORS CAREY CARTER, BRADFORD HAAMI
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