Series Big Hair, Don’t Care Premieres Tonight
From member Mฤซria George, one of this year’s participants in the Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator, comes Big Hair, Don’t Care, a documentary web series. Its three episodes will be free to stream on Moana Nui, a specialist Indigenous-led digital theatre built by Shift72. The first episode premieres tonight.
Big Hair, Donโt Care contributes to documenting the creative work of women across the stage and screen landscape. It features multiple award-winning stage and screen artists: Riwia Brown (Ngฤti Porou, Taranaki Whฤnui), DEGANZ member Dianna Fuemana (Mutalau, Niue; Pago Pago, American Samoa), Sarita Keo Kossamak So (Khmer, Aotearoa) and Moana Ete (Ngฤti Wheke, Ngฤti Whatua ลrakei & Lalomalava, Savaiโi, Sฤmoa).
It is created and directed by Mฤซria George (Ngฤti Kearoa, Ngฤti Tuarฤ, Te Arawa; Te Tawera, Ngฤti Awa; Tumutevarovaro; Enuamanu; Kลซki โฤirani). Wellington-based editors Timon Zeiss and Erin Murphy cut the series, which was filmed in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington in February 2020.
What began as a performance installation presented first in Hilo, Hawaiโi, and then later in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa, in 2017, soon evolved away from the live โ and in the digital. The series looks to share kลrero of equity and visibility for waฬhine Maฬori, vaโine Pasifika and wฤhine tauiwi while addressing systemic issues throughout the stage and screen industry.
Enjoy Big Hair, Don’t Care for free on Moana Nui until 22 January 2023.
Last updated on 22 September 2022
