He Awa Mutunga Kore - A Takatapui Journey

Two worlds collide at Wellington's biggest ever LGBTIQ pride celebration where a takat?pui (queer M?ori) activist seeks self-acceptance.

Kia ora! We are Kathleen and Jaimee, and we're making a great documentary.

This is the story of Kassie, and her journey to find balance in her identity as queer and M?ori.

How will she stay true to herself in the glamorised pride parade?

The Wellington Pride Festival is the capital's annual celebration of LGBTIQ (queer and transgender) identities, and the 2017 festival is going to be the biggest in 25 years! It is a key time of celebration for this diverse community - but some stories are still not being told.

Takat?pui - LGBT M?ori identity - is still not widely understood, even within Aotearoa. We want to use the momentum of this historic occassion to highlight and uplift this story of Takat?pui identity. 

This short documentary will utilise both English and Te Reo M?ori to take us on a lyrical journey through M?ori myth and proverb. It is an intensely personal story, but one with far-reaching themes. At its core, this film asks - how do we stay true to who we are?

We're excited to announce that 'He Awa Mutunga Kore - A Takat?pui Journey' has been generously supported by the Loading Docs initiative, along with principal partner NZ on Air, the New Zealand Film Commission, and Te M?ngai P?ho.

This means that the film will be produced to Loading Docs' high standards, and be viewed by a wide audience.

We're asking for your support to help us film this vibrant and poetic story. We have an entire parade and festival to film, studio space to hire, and rainbow poi to braid. Our $2000 target will make the film a reality, and anything we can raise above that will make it bigger and better - more cameras, more crew, more elaborate costumes...

Thank you so much for giving your time and support - whether it be a $5 donation, a 'like' for our video, a share on Facebook or a sneaky word to your flush aunty. We'll pour all of that aroha into making the best film we can, to reflect this beautiful voice and community who deserve to be seen.