Poi E: The Story of Our Song

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Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)

Directed by Tearepa Kahi

Music, Documentary · 1h 33m

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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Cast

D
Dalvanius Prime Self (archive footage)
N
Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi Self (archive footage)
P
Pātea Māori Club Self
B
Barletta Prime Self Maaka Pohatu Dalvanius Prime Taika Waititi Self Lynda Topp Self Stan Walker Self
J
Jools Topp Self
D
Don McGlashan Self
M
Moana Maniapoto Self

Crew

Director
Tearepa Kahi
Writer
Tearepa Kahi
Director of Photography
Fred Renata, Jos Wheeler
Editor
Tearepa Kahi, Francis Glenday
Producer
Alexander Behse, Reikura Kahi, Tearepa Kahi

Details

Release date
2016-08-04
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Maori
Countries
New Zealand
Production
Pātea Film Collective, Jawbone Pictures