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LASFF: Cinco Lobitos [Lullaby]
Lullaby 2022. Director: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Film
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Free
A Spanish drama film, screening on the opening night of the 2024 Latin America and Spain Film Festival.
Amaia has just become a mother and realises that she doesn’t really know how to be one. When her partner goes away for several weeks because of his job, she decides to go to her parents’ house, in a lovely coastal village in the Basque Country, and so share the responsibility of looking after her baby. What Amaia doesn’t know is that, even though she is a mother now, she is still a daughter.
Spain | In Spanish (English subtitles) (M) 104 mins. Trailer and more information available here.
Brought to you by the Embassy of Spain to New Zealand.
Related reading: Film, Latin Film Festival, Free
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Janet Abbott: Exploring Canterbury Painting 1890-1950
Janet Abott traces the progress of landscape painting in Waitaha Canterbury from van der Velden to the painters of the Canterbury School of regional painting.
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Night Market at the Gallery
Celebrate the changing of the seasons and support local makers and sellers.
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John Vea, Melissa Macleod and Janine Randerson
Join the three artists as they discuss their works on display in He Kapuka Oneone, and how their art reflects the environmental changes happening in our lifetime.
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LASFF: Fresa y Chocolate [Strawberry and Chocolate]
A Cuban romantic comedy, screening as part of the 2024 Latin America and Spain Film Festival.
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LASFF: El Agente Topo [The Mole Agent]
A Chilean documentary, screening as part of the 2024 Latin America and Spain Film Festival.
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LASFF: Agua [Water]
An Argentinian sports drama, screening as part of the 2024 Latin America and Spain Film Festival.
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Legacies
Five short films for cinema by Edith Amituanai, Martin Sagadin, Ukrit Sa-nguanhai, Pati Solomona-Tyrell and Sriwhana Spong.
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Japanese Film: Violet Evergarden
Brought to us by the Japanese Consulate, a free screening of Violet Evergarden – Eternity and the Auto Memory. This animated film follows a former soldier as she returns from war to teach at a women's academy, changing a young girl's life.
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Late Night Tour in Mandarin
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our Mandarin-speaking hosts.
Available fortnightly on a Wednesday at 6:30pm.
All tours last 45 minutes and there's no need to book. Meet at the front desk on the ground floor.
If you’re planning to join a tour and have a group of 8 or more people, please consider contacting us to arrange a private tour. We can organise a time that suits your group.
Event
Late Night Tour
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.
Exhibition
Māori Moving Image ki Te Puna o Waiwhetū
An exhibition championing film, animation and video art made by several generations of Māori artists.