A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
July 26, 1996
Original Title:
Dread
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Inside New Zealand
Ora digital
Production Countries:
New Zealand
Ratings / Certifications:
NZ: PG
Runtime: 44
An East Coast community in Ruatōria, New Zealand attempts to live in autarchy according to the tenets of their movement. Bob Marley, a prophet of our electronic age, is the soundtrack to the everyday lives of these Māori who feel closer to their own roots by observing a blend of Afro-Carribean Rastafarianism and the Ringatū faith. Merata Mita's camera respectfully portrays this singular cultural dialogue. The outsider cultures of Jamaicans, Ethiopians and Māori have come together, vibrating to a common cosmic chord. They find an underground brotherhood, across continents and seas.
Assistant Camera:
Eruera Mita
Camera Operator:
Rewa Harre
Fred Renata
Director:
Merata Mita
Editor:
Richard Rautjoki
Executive Producer:
Geoff Steven
Music Arranger:
Rafer Rautjoki
Online Editor:
Paul Hamilton
Presenter:
Derek Fox
Producer:
Richard Rautjoki
Researcher:
Eruera Mita
Rhys Rautjoki
Series Composition:
Kathy Sunderland
Sound:
Terry Williams
Sound Assistant:
Eruera Mita
Sound Mixer:
Wayne Smith
Sound Recordist:
Dick Reade
Terry Williams
Writer:
Merata Mita
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