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‘Mārama’ Director Details His ‘Rebellious’ Māori Ancestors, Whose Dancing and Tattoos Protested Colonization and Inspired His Revenge Tale

Writer-director Taratoa Stappard is an artist who tells stories of his lineage, and his latest film, “Mārama,” is a tribute to the ancest…

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Writer-director Taratoa Stappard is an artist who tells stories of his lineage, and his latest film, “Mārama,” is a tribute to the ancestral women who risked it all to do the same during a much more oppressive time. In the Victorian-era horror-revenge film, now available on VOD via Dark Sky Films and Watermelon Pictures, Mārama […]

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