Documentary Edge 2010 | Finalist NZ Competition. Director Shirley Horrocks pays tribute to 87 year old Merimeri Penfold, a remarkable Maori woman pioneer who defended the language and culture of New Zealands indigenous people. A champion of Te Reo (the Maori language), a leader in her community and nationally, a composer of songs and poems, she was the first
teacher of spoken Maori.
New Zealand 2009 / 60min. / Maori with English subtitles.
Director/Producer Shirley Horrocks.
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/ak/film/he-wawata-whaea-the-dream
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