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Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk

Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk

19940h 15m

Overview

A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.

Directed by Christine Parker
Written by Christine Parker, Keri Hulme
Produced by Caterina De Nave
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Top Cast

Rima Te Wiata

Rima Te Wiata

Apprentice

Rena Owen

Rena Owen

Hinekaro (voice)

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Minette Meder

Apprentice as a Girl

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George Boyle

Old Man

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Glynis Paraha

Cleaner

Ian Harrop

Ian Harrop

Executive

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Shayne Radford

Thug

Themes & Keywords

short film

About Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk

Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk is a fantasy film released in 1994 exploring themes of short film. Directed by Christine Parker, it stars Rima Te Wiata, Rena Owen, Minette Meder. A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.

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