2024 Short | MAHIKA KAI

9:45pm, Saturday 15th September

Screening before My Favourite Cake  

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2024 | Kieran Mpetyana Satour | Australia | All Ages

Set against the wild terrain of Wānaka, MAHIKA KAI follows a family of Kāi Tahu cultural conservators and knowledge-holders on their mission to rehabilitate disintegrating landscapes through the regeneration of their traditional food gathering practices.

Tūmai Cassidy’s tautiakitaka (guardianship) draws on the wisdom of his ancestors, restoring both traditional Māori food sources such as tuna (eel) and Weka (bird), as well as the language intrinsic to these practices. Tūmai’s Whānau (family) hold a deep connection to, and understanding of, this place. Overcoming the destruction of colonisation that caused the decline of their whenua (land), their efforts in caring for Country are bringing vitality and renewed growth to their communities and the local ecosystems.

Director Biography
Kieran Mpetyana Satour is a Baloch (Afghan), Gurindji/Malngin, Pertame Arrernte and Worimi man. He is a Co-Founder and Creative Director at GARUWA, a wholly Aboriginal-owned, intercultural agency dedicated to the practice of intergenerational storytelling for purpose and impact.

In 2023 he received a Cannes Lion for We Are Warriors: Through The Fire. He is currently producing and directing Facing the Numbers, an innovative hybrid docu-drama series celebrating the strength of First Nations people in the face of systemic injustices in Australia.