Maori Boy Genius

Maori Boy Genius
NR 1 hr 30 minDocumentary
Hes precious and gifted a Matakite a wiseman but really hes just a child A comingofage film profiling future leader Ngaa Rauuira railing against his peoples statistics of uneducated youth 40 of prisoners and alarming suicide rates Ngaas story reveals a family of eight on a modest income committing to a US35000 Yale bill a weighty tribal expectation that he will be the voice of his people AND bring success in war dance competitions laughing and crying with best friends approaching adulthood and diverging pathways What if we could turn back the clock and watch the minds forming of those who would create political zeitgeist shifts in the future
DirectorPietra Brettkelly
WriterPietra Brettkelly