Bastion Point Day 507
© NZ Herald
Bastion Point Day 507 by Merata Mita
NZL 1980, NATIVe - Indigenous Cinema
© NZ Herald
Merata Mita
Bastion Point Day 507 by Merata Mita
NZL 1980, NATIVe - Indigenous Cinema
The peaceful occupation of the coastal region of Bastion Point was a watershed for the Maori protest movement during its long-standing land dispute with the New Zealand government. This is Mita’s stirring record of the protesters’ forced removal by the police and army.
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Hepi Mita, Chelsea Winstanley
The archivist, who worked on the film Bastion Point Day 507 in dialogue with the producer of Saving Grace, Te Whakarauora Tangata.
Bastion Point Day 507 · NATIVe · Feb 12, 2013