Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.
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- Dalvanius PrimeSelf (archive footage)
- Ngoingoi PēwhairangiSelf (archive footage)
- Pātea Māori ClubSelf
- Barletta PrimeSelf
- Maaka PohatuDalvanius Prime
- Taika WaititiSelf
- Lynda ToppSelf
- Stan WalkerSelf
- Jools ToppSelf
- Don McGlashanSelf
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- Tearepa KahiDirector
- Tearepa KahiWriter
- Fred RenataDirector of Photography
- Jos WheelerDirector of Photography
- Tearepa KahiEditor
- Francis GlendayEditor
- Tearepa KahiProducer
- Reikura KahiProducer
- Alexander BehseProducer
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