The Gravedigger of Kapu (2018)
Hone is the last of the old time gravediggers. He links the living with the dead. He is the keeper of their secrets. Tana is Hone’s apprentice who respects his uncle and doesn’t mind the physical work. However he finds the spiritual side of the job unnerving. Hone worries that Tana may not be able to pick up the role of the gravedigger and all that it entails. A series of incidents in the urupa (graveyard) lead them to both make final decisions.
Director:
Libby Hakaraia
Writer:
Libby Hakaraia
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Jim Moriarty as Hone |
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Tanira Cooper as Tana |
| Art | Stacey Young | Production Design |
| Art | Brendan Bourke | Production Design |
| Production | Tainui Stephens | Producer |
| Camera | Ryan Alexander Lloyd | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Libby Hakaraia | Screenplay |
| Directing | Libby Hakaraia | Director |
| Editing | Te Rurehe Paki | Editor |