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Thomson Reuters. Volunteer. “The most interesting landscape is that of the human face.” Filmmaker.
His father was English and his mother is Māori (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa). In 2021 he directed his half-hour script, TAUMANU (Reclaim) in Aotearoa for TVNZ 2. Taratoa is currently developing his first feature, MĀRAMA, a Māori Gothic thriller, set in Victorian England, 1859.
Toa Stappard. Director: Taumanu (Reclaim). Taratoa was born in Aotearoa New Zealand and lives in London U.K.; his mother is Maori (Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) and his father was English.
Taratoa has directed seven short films, screening in festivals including Angers Premier Plans, Aspen Shortsfest, BFI London, Busan, Edinburgh, Encounters and Māoriland, as well as being broadcast on BBC2, BBC3, Film4 and Canal+.
EMKHATSINI (short film, 14min) writer/director/producer. Shot in Swaziland, in siSwati. Instagram. Facebook. Twitter. to view the film, please contact: taratoa@gmail.com / (+44) 07958 664293
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Apr 15, 2023 · Despite being removed from his Indigenous culture for most of his life, Stappard can remember his mother telling him stories about his Māori ancestors growing up. What always inspired him the most about these stories, he said, were the “wāhine toa,” or the “strong Māori women” in English.
