Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
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 Prime
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Pātea Māori Club
as Self
as Self
Barletta Prime
as Self
as Self
Maaka Pohatu
as Dalvanius Prime
as Dalvanius Prime
Taika Waititi
as Self
as Self
Stan Walker
as Self
as Self
Lynda Topp
as Self
as Self
Dame Jools Topp
as Self
as Self
Don McGlashan
as Self
as Self
Moana Maniapoto
as Self
as Self
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Production Design
Production Design
Tearepa Kahi
Writer
Writer
Tearepa Kahi
Director
Director
Fred Renata
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Francis Glenday
Editor
Editor
Tuteri Dal Rangihaeata
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Colleen Brennan
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Reikura Kahi
Producer
Producer
Tearepa Kahi
Producer
Producer
Jan Hellriegel
Music Supervisor
Music Supervisor
Alexander Behse
Producer
Producer
Tearepa Kahi
Editor
Editor
Gavin McLean
Costume Design
Costume Design
Dick Reade
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Jos Wheeler
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
