Young Oriwa Hakaraia always wanted to be a filmmaker
From a young age, Oriwa Hakaraia knew she wanted to tell Māori stories.
Hakaraia, 17, of Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Kapumanawawhiti, spent much of her childhood on set, watching her mother, producer and director Libby Hakaraia, at work, seeing ideas unfold and come to life on screen.
It wasn’t until she created her own film at age 13 that “it really took off” for the Ōtaki teen.
Māori art and film is fostered and celebrated in Ōtaki at Māoriland. Founded by Hakaraia’s mum in 2014 as an annual film festival, Māoriland has since grown to become a hub for indigenous creators from around the country.
Hakaraia, who is Year 12 at Te Kura-ā-Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano in Ōtaki, recently won the innovation award at the GirlBoss Awards for her work with Ngā Pakiaka, Māoriland's collective of rangatahi filmmakers.
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