Renae Maihi
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Renae Maihi | |
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| Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer and producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Renae Maihi is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter.[1][2] Her best known films are Mannahatta, Waru and Ka Puta Ko Au.[3][4] She is best known for starting a petition to strip Sir Bob Jones of his knighthood, and Jones in turn taking her to the High Court for defamation.[5][6][7]
Life and career
Maihi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. She is Māori of Ngāpuhi and Te Arawa descent.[2]
Maihi made her writing debut with Nga Manurere in 2009.[8] In 2010, she made her screenwriting debut with short film, Redemption, which premiered at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.[9] Her play, Patua, won Adam NZ Playwrights award for best play by a Maori Playwright 2013.[10] She subsequently wrote and directed the short film, Butterfly (Purerehua), funded by the New Zealand Film Commission.[11] In 2015, her short film, Mannahatta, premiered at ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto.[12] Manhatta was later selected as a finalist for "Best Short Film" at the New Zealand International Film Festival.[13]
Maihi's feature film, Waru, which she co-wrote and co-directed in collaboration with 8 other Māori women filmmakers.[14] Waru was made up of a series of vignettes which addressed the widespread issue of child abuse in New Zealand.[15][16] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival,[17] won the audience award at Seattle International Film Festival and the grand jury award for an outstanding international narrative feature at the 34th Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles.[18][19]
In 2018, she was awarded the NZFC Maori Screen Excellence Award and Whakapapa Film Festival of Italy Award.[20] Her films were screened as part of a retrospective on Māori filmmakers at Auckland's first Māori Film Week.[21]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Note |
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| 2010 | Redemption | 
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| 2013 | Butterfly (Purerehua) |
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| 2015 | Mannahatta |
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| 2016 | Ka Puta, Ko Au |
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| 2017 | Waru |
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Theatre
- Nga Manurere
- Patua
References
- ^ "Renae Maihi". nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Māori filmmaker takes to Global International Film Festival Circuit". teaomaori.news. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Mannahatta". nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Renae Maihi brings Māori women's voice to life in Waru". screen.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Hayden, Leonie (10 February 2020). "The Bob Jones v Renae Maihi 'Māori Gratitude Day' case goes to court". The Spinoff. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Sir Bob Jones' defamation claim against Renae Maihi set for hearing". Stuff. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Johnsen, Meriana (11 February 2020). "Sir Bob Jones didn't read petition he claims defamed him". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Review: Nga Manurere at TAPAC, Western Springs". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "NZ short films selected for Sundance". thebigidea.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "PATUA written & directed by Renae Maihi". thebigidea.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Purerehua". nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Award-Winning NYFA Grad's Newest Film Tackles Native Americans' Struggle in "Mannahatta"". nyfa.edu. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand Short Stories On Screen at NZIFF 2017". The Weekly Spoon. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Waru review: powerful portmanteu film - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Pringle, Gill (22 November 2017). "Waru: Uncovering New Zealand's Epidemic of Child Abuse". FilmInk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Metro. "Waru: The New Zealand film you need to see". www.metromag.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "NZ Film WARU to Screen at Toronto International Film Festival - Vendetta News". www.vendettafilms.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Waru: The nine female Maori filmmakers united in their passion to start a conversation". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Award-winning movie "Waru" plays at SIFF, elevates Maori wahine voices". iexaminer.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Best of Wairoa Māori Film Festival Showcased in Auckland". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Aucklanders invited to the city's first ever Māori Film Week". Māori Television. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
External links
- Renae Maihi at IMDb