Mārama (2026)
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Director: Toa Stappard Run Time: 89 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Starring: Ariāna Osborne, Erroll Shand, Jordan Mooney, Toby Stephens, Umi Myers
Country: New Zealand, United Kingdom
Language: English, Maori, French
About the film:
1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
About the filmmaker:
Taratoa Stappard is a Māori filmmaker, writer, and director whose work draws on Indigenous storytelling traditions, history, and genre cinema. He made his feature directorial debut with Mārama (2026), a gothic horror film that blends Māori culture and mythology with atmospheric suspense, earning international attention following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Stappard’s work is distinguished by its commitment to Indigenous perspectives and its innovative fusion of cultural storytelling with contemporary genre filmmaking.
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