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Release Date:
August 4, 2016
Original Title:
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Genres:
Documentary | Music
Production Companies:
Jawbone Pictures
Pātea Film Collective
Production Countries:
New Zealand
Ratings / Certifications:
NZ: G
Runtime: 93
Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.
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Co-Producer:
Tuteri Dal Rangihaeata
Costume Design:
Gavin McLean
Director:
Tearepa Kahi
Director of Photography:
Fred Renata
Jos Wheeler
Editor:
Tearepa Kahi
Francis Glenday
Music Supervisor:
Jan Hellriegel
Producer:
Alexander Behse
Reikura Kahi
Tearepa Kahi
Production Design:
Savage
Sound Designer:
Dick Reade
Colleen Brennan
Writer:
Tearepa Kahi
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