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First Horse

Directed by Awanui Simich-Pene
2024
New Zealand
11 minutes
Unclassified 15+
It’s 1826, and Aotearoa is on the cusp of colonisation. A young Māori girl’s encounter with a dying man and his horse exposes her to the best and worst of her rapidly changing world.

'First Horse' is screening with:

Black Dog
Fri 21 February, 6:00pm, BCC Cinemas Casuarina Darwin
Year
2024
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
New Zealand
Language
In Māori with English subtitles
Director
Awanui Simich-Pene
Producer
Mia Marama Henry-Teirney, Heperi Mita, Putiputi rā Simich
Cast
Te Atakōrihi Tūtengaehe, Troy Kingi
Screenwriter
Awanui Simich-Pene, Heperi Mita
Cinematographer
Fred Renata
Editor
Cushla Dillon
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