My Weaponry
Taku Rākau E
Watch my weaponry soap2day. In this poetic short film, writer/director/songwriter Kararaina Rangihau tells a story of great significance to the Tūhoe people. Unfolding entirely in te reo Māori, the narrative follows a child (played by Te Ratauhina Tumarae) learning the origins to the waiata 'Taku Rākau E', from her great-grandmother (Menu Ripia). Flicking between the present day and 1873, the great-grandmother tells how Mihikitekapua, a blind women of Tūhoe (also played by Ripia), first sang this important waiata. Rangihau was mentored by prominent filmmaker Merata Mita, who produced the film with co-producer Chelsea Winstanley.
- Genre: Drama, Music
- Country: New Zealand
- Director: Kararaina Rangihau
- Cast: Parehuia Eparaima, Raymond Tipu, Menu Ripia, Menu Ripia, Pato Ripia, Te Urewera Tekurapa, Te Ratauhina Tumarae,
