Join Canterbury Museum and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū for a special free screening of Rewi's Last Stand/The Last Stand.
Screened in the Philip Carter Family Auditorium, Christchurch Art Gallery on Saturday 6 September at 2.00 pm. Free, no booking required.
Rewi’s Last Stand/The Last Stand (1949), directed by Rudall Hayward. (Black and white. 63 minutes)
The surviving, shortened 1949 version of Rudall Hayward’s groundbreaking film is inspired by the 1864 Battle of Ōrākau, where Rewi Maniapoto and 300 supporters resisted the advance of 1,500 imperial troops during a three-day siege. Around this historical event, Hayward wove a fictional love story between a settler, Robert Beaumont, and Ariana, a young Māori woman played by his future wife, Rāmai Te Miha (also known as Patricia Miller).
Rewi’s Last Stand/The Last Stand (1949). Courtesy the Hayward whānau and Ōrakau300. From material preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
Screening of Rewi’s Last Stand in the Philip Carter Family Auditorium on Saturday 6 September from 2.00 pm. Free. No Booking Required.
Screened in partnership with Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.