Taua - War Party
Short Film (Full Length) – 2007
2007 National Geographic All Roads Festival
Best Short Film
2007 ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Honourable Mention for Best Short Drama
Festivals include:
2008 Berlin (Generation section), 2008 Palm Springs, 2008 Clermont-Ferrand (in competition), 2008 Rotterdam, 2008 Seattle, 2008 Aspen, 2008 Rome, 2007 Edinburgh, 2007 National Geographic All Roads, 2007 ImagineNative (Canada), 2007 Hawaii
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