NGĀKAU

NGĀKAU is a poetic film that dives deep into the wananga of the three chambers of the heart — whatumanawa, manawa and pumanawa.

Different Out Loud 2Going West Festival8 October 2023Poetry, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, west Auckland, Waitakere Ranges

Self-portrait with chrysalis in a locked garage

Tracey Slaughter’s Self-portrait with chrysalis in a locked garage explores west Auckland as a place of in-between spaces, where the lives of the fortunate live just beyond the frame.

Different Out Loud 2Going West Festival1 October 2023Poetry, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, west Auckland, Waitakere Ranges

Waves of Ghosts

Dominic Hoey takes a hallucinogenic walk through his life in west Auckland

Different Out Loud 2Going West Festival24 September 2023Poetry, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, west Auckland, Waitakere Ranges

What I'd Ask the Sand

Filmed by Luke McPake, Anne Kennedy initially composed this piece for a large scale sand mural at Piha.

Different Out Loud 2Going West Festival17 September 2023Poetry, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, west Auckland, Waitakere Ranges

Whirlflow - Amber Esau

A kaleidoscopic Waitākere road trip, Whirlflow by poet Amber Esau and filmmaker Kathleen Mantel blazes a surrealistic arc over west Auckland.

Different Out Loud 2Going West Festival16 September 2023Poetry, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, west Auckland, Waitakere Ranges

Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems

In poet Nathan Joe’s magnetic three poem meditation on home and homecoming, he explores the feelings of being caught between Christchurch and Auckland, between queerness and being Chinese-Kiwi.

Moving PortraitsGoing West Festival7 April 2022Poetry, Performance, Nathan Joe, New Zealand, Literature, Asian Literature

Ultimately Lacks Polish

Proudly low-brow poet Freya Daly Sadgrove combines poetry with glam and punky theatrics, but faces harsh criticism in her attempt to make poetry accessible. Directed by Kathleen Winter.

Moving PortraitsGoing West Festival7 April 2022Poetry, Performance, Freya Daly Sadgrove, New Zealand, Literature, LGBTIQ+ Literature, Feminist Poetry, Theatre, Punk, Drums

Do Not Go Gentle

Directed and illustrated Luke McPake, Hera Lindsay Bird performs her poem Do Not Go Gentle.

Different Out LoudGoing West Festival9 May 2021Poetry, Hera Lindsay Bird, Luke McPake, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, Environment, west Auckland, Waitakere Ranges, Pasifika, Ocean, Beach, Sunset, Piha

Edgewalker

Edgewalker, by Grace Iwashita-Taylor, directed by Ursula Grace

Different Out LoudGoing West Festival2 May 2021Poetry, Grace Iwashita-Taylor, Ursula Grace, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, Environment, west Auckland, Waitakere Ranges, Pasifika, Ocean

The Loop in Lone Kauri Road

Directed by Adam Jones, Mark Mitchinson performs the Allen Curnow poem The Loop in Lone Kauri Road.

Different Out LoudGoing West Festival26 April 2021Poetry, Allen Curnow, Adam Jones, Karekare, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, Environment, West Auckland, Existentialism, West Coast, Waitakere Ranges, New Zealand poetry

Te Ara Kanohi

Directed by Anna Marbrook, Serie Barford performs her poem Te Ara Kanohi, addressing her feelings for her tragically deceased lover. Filmed at Te Henga.

Different Out LoudGoing West Festival18 April 2021Poetry, Serie Barford, Anna Marbrook, Te Henga, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, Environment, west Auckland, Grief, Grieving, Waitakere Ranges

Literal/Littoral

Poet/dramatist Murray Edmond is joined by sand artist David Hilliam AKA Beachtagger and filmmaker Luke McPake. Together they take poetry into the vastness of North Piha.

Different Out LoudGoing West Festival9 April 2021Poetry, Murray Edmond, Piha, Poetry Workshop, Workshop, Education, Concrete Poetry, Couplets, Landscape Art, Environmental Art, Landscape Poetry, Beach tagging, Waitakere Ranges Local Board, Going West, Environment, Nature, Waitakere Ranges