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Children of the Revolution
Television (Excerpts) – 2007
This documentary explores the 1970s/80s protest movement through six key activists and their children. Green MP Sue Bradford's daughter Katie protested with her mother at age six. Te Whenua Harawira, born during the 1978 Bastion Point occupation, led the 2004 Foreshore and Seabed hikoi. Also: Che Fu, son of Polynesian Panthers founder Tigilau Ness; Toi Iti, son of Tuhoe activist Tame Iti; and Joseph Minto, whose Dad John organised protests against the Springbok Tour. It won Best Māori Language Programme at the 2008 Qantas Film and TV Awards.
Key Cast & Crew
See all 7 credits
Produced by
Front of the Box Productions
Source
Claudette Hauiti
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho
Music
Opening Titles - 'Mirage' by Gabriel Shadid
'Endless Search' by T. Kline, rizman, L. Tomasic
'BladeDriver' by S. Winter, J. Saba
'Creep', 'Mission Master' and 'Pandora's Box' - K. Macpherson, Beatbox Prodmusic
Hold Tight - Courtesy of Che'Fu
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