We Are Still Here (2023)
CrimeComedyAnimationScience FictionRomanceDrama
In a sweeping tale that spans 1000 years and multiple generations – from the distant past to the 19th century, the present day and a strange, dystopian future – this landmark collection traces the collective histories of Indigenous peoples across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Diverse in perspective, content and form, traversing the terrain of grief, love and dispossession, they each bear witness to these cultures’ ongoing struggles against patriarchy, colonialism and racism.
Directors:
Chantelle Burgoyne, Tracey Rigney, Renae Maihi, Danielle MacLean, Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Richard Curtis, Tim Worrall, Mario Gaoa, Miki Magasiva.
Writers:
Tiraroa Reweti, Tim Worrall, Dena Curtis, Chantelle Burgoyne, Samuel Nuggin-Paynter, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Richard Curtis, Renae Maihi, Mario Gaoa, Miki Magasiva.
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Clarence John Ryan as Ken |
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Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne as Te Mauniko |
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Leonie Whyman as Janet |
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Calvin Tuteao as Hokonui |
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Meyne Wyatt as Michael |
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Deborah Brown as Mother |
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Villa Junior Lemanu as Bernard |
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Evander Brown as Rob |
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Sean Mununggurr as Kngwarraye |
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Megan Wilding as Ruby |
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Lisa Flanagan as Katherine |
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Willow Rupapera as Kotiro |
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Oriini Kaipara as Te Akiu |
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Robert Taylor as Riley |
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Barry Te Hira as Willie Wilson |
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Te Wakaunua Te Kurapa as Te Whenuanui |
| Directing | Chantelle Burgoyne | Director |
| Directing | Tracey Rigney | Director |
| Directing | Renae Maihi | Director |
| Writing | Tiraroa Reweti | Screenplay |
| Directing | Danielle MacLean | Director |
| Writing | Tim Worrall | Screenplay |
| Directing | Beck Cole | Director |
| Directing | Dena Curtis | Director |
| Directing | Richard Curtis | Director |
| Writing | Dena Curtis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Chantelle Burgoyne | Screenplay |
| Writing | Samuel Nuggin-Paynter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tracey Rigney | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tim Worrall | Director |
| Production | Mitchell Stanley | Producer |
| Writing | Danielle MacLean | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Curtis | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mario Gaoa | Director |
| Production | Mia Henry-Teirney | Producer |
| Crew | Ray Edwards | Cinematography |
| Writing | Renae Maihi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Miki Magasiva | Director |
| Writing | Mario Gaoa | Screenplay |
| Editing | Roland Gallois | Editor |
| Production | Toni Stowers | Producer |
| Writing | Miki Magasiva | Screenplay |
| Camera | Eric Murray Lui | Director of Photography |