Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara

After six years of travelling with, living with and filming the Alien Weaponry family, to finally be able to share that with audiences and showcase Māori culture in a vibrant and heartfelt way is just so rewarding . . . What makes our film is the family aspect. The ups and downs, the strains of being on the road with your family and then pulling through because you’ve all got a common goal.

– Director Kent Belcher on the documentary, in a press release for the film

They're going to be playing at the biggest metal festival in the world. I'm sure I'll cry.

– Jette de Jong on her sons' success

It's always felt like a family thing . . . we've kept that same set of ideals as Mum and Dad.

– Henry de Jong on their ethos behind the band, in the trailer

People think New Zealand's not racist and we accept everyone. Really that's not true. A big part of our writing is to bring light to Māori.

– Lewis de Jong on racism in New Zealand, in this trailer

I started learning te reo Māori very young. A lot of kids aren't interested. They're like 'why should we learn Māori?'

– Henry de Jong on learning te reo, in this trailer