The exhibition
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki should be momentous in many ways. With more than 300 works by 112 Māori artists, it will be the largest exhibition in the institution’s 132-year history. Developed at every step by Māori, it aims to revisit and reinvigorate the concerns of artists active in the past 70 years to bring greater visibility to Indigenous storytelling.
The bilingual title makes this immediate. “It’s a reassertion of the place of Māori culture that the Indigenous voice of this country is one that is standing tall and standing strong,” says the museum’s Māori art curator Nigel Borell (who has
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Godmothered follows Eleanor (Bell), a Fairy Godmother in training who seeks out a young girl who wrote to the Motherland years ago. Eleanor is surprised to find that MacKenzie (Fisher) is now an adult and a single mother. She also doesnât believe in fairytales and happy endings anymore.
Godmothered is a sugary sweet film thatâs perfect for this time of year. The
Godmothered cast makes this film even better.
The
Godmothered cast is full of recognizable names, some TV and film legends, and a few newcomers with seemingly bright futures. Most of the cast of this film, youâve probably seen in other movies and TV shows, but you might be struggling to remember where you exactly saw them. Hereâs where youâve seen the