Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)
Release Date: 04 August 2016
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.
Runtime: 93 min
Vote Average: 6
Vote Count: 1
Production Companies : Pātea Film Collective, Jawbone Pictures,
Production Countries: New Zealand
Budget: $ 0
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Cast
Dalvanius Prime
Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi
Pātea Māori Club
Barletta Prime
Maaka Pohatu
Taika Waititi
Stan Walker
Lynda Topp
Dame Jools Topp
Don McGlashan
Moana Maniapoto
