Keskidee Aroha

Synopsis

Keskidee, a small Jamaican bird resilient in the face of hardship, is also the name of a self-help black arts centre in London, and the theatre group who work there. Keskidee's actors and musicians were brought to New Zealand to work with communities who face similar day-to-day dilemmas and who might be encouraged to express their frustrations and anger in drama, poetry and music. Keskidee were to act as a catalyst. the film shows some of their work and their response to the people they met. Tribal elders try to show keskidee the depth of Maori roots in the land, and the complexity and pain of their present struggles: against the loss of Aroha; against the laws of pen and paper; the alienation of their land; the suppression of their language; the devaluation of their people and culture.

Main Cast

Martyn Sanderson

Narrator

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Merata Mita Martyn Sanderson
Camera	Director of Photography	Kevin Hayward
Writing	Screenplay	Merata Mita Martyn Sanderson
Editing	Editor	Annie Collins
Production	Producer	Martyn Sanderson Merata Mita
	Executive Producer	Rod Cornelius
	Production Manager	Nevan Rowe
Sound	Sound	Mike Westgate
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