Tama Tu - short film excerpt

Writer/Dir. Taika Waititi / 2004 / 18 mins / NZ / Young Maori Battalion soldiers wait for night to fall in the ruins of a war-torn Italian home. Forced into silence, they keep themselves amused as any boys would, with jokes and laughter. As they try and ignore the reminders of war around them, a sign brings them back to the world of the dying./ 2006 Coopers Award for Best Film at Flickerfest 2006 -- Flickerfest, Australia, 2005 Honourable Mention in Short Film Making - Sundance Film Festival, USA, 2005 Special Jury Prize, Honourable Mention, Panorama - Berlin Film Festival, Germany, 2005 Special Jury Prize - Aspen Shortsfest, USA, 2005 Linda Mabalot New Director's/New Visions Award - VC LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, USA, 2005 1st Place, Best Live Action -- Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, USA, 2005 Honourable Jury Mention -- St Tropez Film Festival, France, 2005 1st Prize, Short Film Competition -- Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden, 2004 2nd Place Audience Award - National Geographic All Roads Festival, USA, 2005 Best Fiction Short Film - Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia /
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Genre
Maori & the Pacific Islands/War/Comedy
Producer Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis
Production Company Aio Pictures