Tearepa Kahi's short film Taua has picked up two awards at important international indigenous festivals during October. The 4th annual National Geographic All Roads Film Festival in the USA awarded Taua Best Short Film, and the 8th ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Canada gave the film an Honourable Mention for Best Short Drama. These awards follow Taua's international premiere at the prestigious Edinburgh Film Festival in August.Tearepa Kahi's short film Taua has picked up two awards at important international indigenous festivals during October. The 4th annual National Geographic All Roads Film Festival in the USA awarded Taua Best Short Film, and the 8th ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Canada gave the film an Honourable Mention for Best Short Drama. These awards follow Taua's international premiere at the prestigious Edinburgh Film Festival in August.After receiving his award, director Kahi said, "There's an ever increasing amount of story entering the world and to win Best Short Film in a festival which draws from such rich and meaningful works by important filmmakers such as Bahman Ghodabi (A Time for Drunken Horses), Arturo Perez Torrez (Super Amigos) and Hiner Saleem (Dol) is a real honour."

Taua is a short film about a boy who shows compassion amidst rival Maori tribes at war. It's based on the Maori proverb: Mate atu he tëtë kura, ara mai ano he tëtëkura - In war, leaders fall and leaders rise. Taua is written and directed by Tearepa Kahi and produced by Quinton Hita.

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Image: From left, Tearepa Kahi, Francene J. Blythe (Festival Director All Roads), Quinton Hita.