Whale rider, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro, (videorecording)
The Resource Whale rider, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro, (videorecording)
Whale rider, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro, (videorecording)
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The item Whale rider, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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The item Whale rider, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Contributor
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- ApolloMedia (Firm)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
- NZ On Air
- New Zealand Film Commission
- New Zealand Film Production Fund
- Pandora Film (Firm)
- South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
- Barnett, John, 1945-
- Caro, Niki, 1967-
- Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-
- Coulson, David
- Curtis, Cliff, 1968-
- Gerrard, Lisa
- Haughton, Vicky
- House, Rachel
- Hübner, Frank
- Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944-
- Narbey, Leon
- Paratene, Rawiri
- Roa, Grant, 1974-
- Sanders, Tim
- Taumaunu, Mana
- Summary
- The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possesses a natural leadership ability
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (101 min.)
- Note
-
- DVD format, widescreen version
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
- Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera
- Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase
- Isbn
- 9781404943728
- Label
- Whale rider
- Title
- Whale rider
- Statement of responsibility
- South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro
- Contributor
-
- ApolloMedia (Firm)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
- NZ On Air
- New Zealand Film Commission
- New Zealand Film Production Fund
- Pandora Film (Firm)
- South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
- Barnett, John, 1945-
- Caro, Niki, 1967-
- Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-
- Coulson, David
- Curtis, Cliff, 1968-
- Gerrard, Lisa
- Haughton, Vicky
- House, Rachel
- Hübner, Frank
- Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944-
- Narbey, Leon
- Paratene, Rawiri
- Roa, Grant, 1974-
- Sanders, Tim
- Taumaunu, Mana
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possesses a natural leadership ability
- Awards note
- San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award Best - Narrative Feature (Niki Caro).
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language and a momentary drug reference
- Language note
- Closed-captioned; sound track in English with optional English and Spanish subtitles
- PerformerNote
- Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1945-
- 1967-
- 1990-
- 1968-
- 1974-
- 1944-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Sanders, Tim
- Barnett, John
- Hübner, Frank
- Caro, Niki
- Castle-Hughes, Keisha
- Paratene, Rawiri
- Haughton, Vicky
- Curtis, Cliff
- Roa, Grant
- Taumaunu, Mana
- House, Rachel
- Narbey, Leon
- Coulson, David
- Gerrard, Lisa
- Ihimaera, Witi Tame
- South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
- ApolloMedia (Firm)
- Pandora Film (Firm)
- New Zealand Film Production Fund
- New Zealand Film Commission
- NZ On Air
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Runtime
- 101
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Feature films
- Grandparent and child
- Whales
- Chiefdoms
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Whale rider, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- DVD format, widescreen version
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
- Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera
- Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Control code
- ocm52959575
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (101 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781404943728
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396022720
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 02272
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital; widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1)
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Whale rider, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- DVD format, widescreen version
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
- Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera
- Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Control code
- ocm52959575
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (101 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781404943728
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396022720
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 02272
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital; widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1)
- Video recording format
- DVD
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