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Home APSA Nominees & Winners 2008 Best Documentary Feature Film Rain of the Children

Rain of the Children

Nomination Details

Ceremony Year 2008
Nomination category
Film
Rain of the Children
Country
  • New Zealand
Producer
Vincent Ward, Marg Slater, Tainui Stephens
Co-Producer
Kēro Nancy Tait, Catherine Fitzgerald

Nomination Detail

Vincent Ward weaves drama with documentary to unravel the extraordinary story of Puhi, the Tuhoe (Iwi tribal group, North Island, New Zealand) woman he filmed in 1978 for his early film In Spring One Plants Alone. In this new cinema feature he sets out to unravel the mystery that has haunted him for 30 years: who was Puhi?

WEBSITE:

vincentwardfilms.com/films/rain-of-the-children

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