Take (2019)
TAKE (te reo Maori: issue, promise, challenge) weaves mana wahine (female knowledge), dance and archival materials to retell the story of the removal of the ancestral Maori meetinghouse, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito, from Aotearoa, New Zealand to England in 1892. It is a call to return Hinemihi, embodied by Australian born Maori dancer and performance artist, Victoria Hunt. Set in the liminal spaces between history and emotion TAKE unfolds a story of origins, of traumatic events and colonial violence.
Director: Victoria Hunt
Genre: History
Runtime: 10 min
Release Date: June 7, 2019
Country: Australia, New Zealand
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
maori, hinemihi
More Films by Director: Victoria Hunt
More Films in Genre: History
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Take about?
- TAKE (te reo Maori: issue, promise, challenge) weaves mana wahine (female knowledge), dance and archival materials to retell the story of the removal of the ancestral Maori meetinghouse, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito, from Aotearoa, New Zealand to England in 1892. It is a call to return Hinemihi, embodied by Australian born Maori dancer and performance artist, Victoria Hunt. Set in the liminal spaces between history and emotion TAKE unfolds a story of origins, of traumatic events and colonial violence.
- Who directed Take?
- Take was directed by Victoria Hunt.
- How long is Take?
- Take has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).
- What genre is Take?
- Take is a History film.
- Where was Take produced?
- Take was produced in Australia, New Zealand.