On TV this Sunday – The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
Tune in to Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) this Sunday 11th February to watch the documentary: The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai. Freeview channel 5 at 7.30 pm. The Kiwi in the title is Anna Williams, Oriental rug repairer. The Knight is Sir David Attenborough and the Qashqai are a tribe of nomads in Iran. Wellingtonian Anna Williams is Aotearoa’s only professional... Continue Reading →
OHMS! Protest! A Celebration of Resistance
OHMS!…Organisation to Halt Military Service - Our documentary which screened in the Doc Edge Festival 2023, focuses on the power of activism. Students, peace activists & conscious objectors took to the streets to overthrow Compulsory Military Training 50 years ago. The Vietnam war was raging. The streets were full of protesters. One of them, teenager... Continue Reading →
The Kiwi, the Knight and the Qashqai
AC Productions documentary The Kiwi in the title is Anna Williams, Oriental rug repairer. The Knight is Sir David Attenborough and the Qashqai are a tribe of nomads in Iran. Wellingtonian Anna Williams is Aotearoa's only professional rug repairer. She has been to Iran seven times, sitting with Qashqai women in their tents, trading yarns and learning new weaving techniques. The Qashqai are... Continue Reading →
Armistice Day 100 Years On
Māori and Pacific Great War Stories for Māori Television More than 2000 Māori volunteered for the First World War. They were joined by 460 Pacific Islanders. All were sent overseas as labourers but as the death toll rose among the troops they were called into active service. In 1917 conscription was imposed upon iwi refusing... Continue Reading →
AC Productions 