Waiheke Collective is hosting its second annual Film Festival, a captivating showcase of thought-provoking and impactful films and talks dedicated to raising awareness about environmental and social issues on Waiheke Island.
FILMS & TICKETS
Fight for the Wild: Episodes 3 & 4
Wednesday 14 August | Doors open 6:30 PM Film Starts 7.00 PM
Host: Te Korowai o Waiheke
Fight for the Wild takes viewers into the wild heart of Aotearoa and documents the desperate battle to protect it; it explores the notion of a Predator-Free 2050 and asks whether this big, bold initiative is achievable and if so, how?
Showing, Episode Three Battle and Episode Four Hope.
Mauri
Thursday 15 August | Doors open 6:00 PM Film starts 6:30 PM
Host: Ngāti Poaa Ki Waiheke
A testament to the radiant beauty and unbreakable resilience of Māori culture.
The film is an intimate, visually stunning testament to a land and a people who have survived removal, exploitation and colonisation — and to the healing ways that are part of the Māori ancestral knowledge. It juxtaposes the enduring trauma of colonialism with the resilience offered through ancestral healing traditions.
Common Ground
Friday 16 August | Doors open 7:00 PM Film Starts 7:30 PM
Host: Kai Waiheke
COMMON GROUND is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those in the front lines of the sustainable food movement, COMMON GROUND unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system.
Watch the trailer
Outgrow the System
Saturday 17 August | Doors open 4:30 PM Film starts 5:00 PM
Host: Waiheke Resources Trust
A documentary about transitioning to a sustainable economic system.
Change the system, not the climate" is a common demand in the climate movement. But what kind of system do we actually want? In the midst of humanity's worst crisis, the pioneers stand ready. Meet the new economic perspectives that have the potential to change the world at its core.
Albatross
Sunday 18 August | Door open 4:00 PM Film starts 4:30 PM
Host: Waiheke Marine Project
ALBATROSS is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic.