Film screening | “Washday": A Short Film, Reframing the narrative through cinema -Kath Akuhata-Brown
Schedule
Fri May 03 2024 at 03:00 pm
Location
Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington, WG
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Come along to this special screening in collaboration with the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies: “Washday”: A Short Film, Reframing the narrative through cinema
Film screening
3.00pm, Friday 03 May
MYLT102, Murphy Building, Kelburn Parade, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
As part of the series ‘Re-Reading Works on Poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand’ this is a screening of the 2021 short film by Kath Akuhata-Brown. ‘Washday’ is a response to the book ‘Washday at the Pa’ written by Ans Westra featuring the artist’s iconic photography. When the book was published in 1964 and distributed to New Zealand schools it became the focus of Māori protest. A few months after the release of the book, and after pressure from Māori, in particular the Māori Women's Welfare League, the book was recalled. Though photographed in Ruatoria on the East Coast, the book tells the story of a day in the life of a family from Whanganui. Over the following decades much has been written and filmed about the book and the controversy.
This screening will take place in room MY102, a lecture theatre in the Murphy Building accessed via Kelburn Parade, and will also be a live streamed webinar, Webinar ID: 979 4071 5066
In collaboration with the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies ‘Re-Reading Works on Poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand’ is a seven-part seminar series brought together on the ocassion of ‘Infrastructure: power, politics and imagination’ on now 20 April – 30 June 2024 at Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, open Tues-Sun 11am-5pm.
[Image caption:
Image courtesy Kath Akuhata-Brown]
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Where is it happening?
Victoria University of Wellington, 66 Wellington Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6021, New Zealand,Wellington, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
