Loading Docs 2018 - Kārearea

A kārearea named Fern handles the storytelling duties in this child-friendly documentary about New Zealand’s only falcon. Fern (voiced by ex Māori TV newsreader Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne) introduces some of the other kārearea who live at the Marlborough Falcon Trust, then brings out her human friend Diana, who sadly “can’t fly yet”. Fern and Diana meet a group of children and show them the aerobatics of Aotearoa’s only endemic raptor species, while talking about the threats the falcons face. The trust aims to ensure the endangered birds have a future.

We have to take the car to work, because Diana can't fly yet.

– Fern the Kārearea, on her human friend Diana

Key Cast & Crew

Sofia MacKenzie

Producer, Writer

Jared Buckley

Director, Editor, Cinematographer

Gemma Gracewood

Writer

Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne

As: Fern

Shiv Sumer

Sound - Re-recording Mixer

Luana Barnes

Sound - Re-recording Mixer