{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"M\u0101rama: M\u0101ori gothic horror and the trauma of colonialization and cultural theft","description":"We had the pleasure of interviewing Writer-Director Taratoa Stappard about M\u0101rama, his first feature film, which premiered at TIFF, where we first saw it. M\u0101rama is a M\u0101ori gothic horror set in Victorian England in 1859, about a young M\u0101ori woman who is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, where she uncovers the horrific truth of her colonial heritage, and she must destroy the titled Englishman who has devastated her family. Today\u2019s conversation dived into the inspiration for M\u0101rama and how its themes of colonization, cultural theft, and reclaimation are told through a M\u0101ori lens. We also discussed how important it was to weave cultural safety through every part of the making of M\u0101rama - from development through to daily on-set practice and how to preserve your mental health when working on films with sensitive subject matters. CONTENT WARNING: trauma, death, suicide READ TRANSCRIPT HERE: https:\/\/braaainspodcast.com\/s\/Braaains-Podcast-EP080-transcript_-Marama_-Maori-gothic-horror-and-the-trauma-of-colonialization-and-tda3.pdf Contact us: BraaainsPodcast.com Follow: @BraaainsPodcast Music: @_Deppisch_ Support this show: Patreon.com\/BraaainsPodcast ","author_name":"Braaains","author_url":"https:\/\/braaainspodcast.com\/","html":"