Carving Aotearoa - A Short Documentary

Written and Directed by Frankie Myers
Producer David Parry
Executive Producer Christina Milligan
Director of Photography Ryan Grubb
Second Camera David Parry
Sound Operator Emelie Fitness
Lighting Operator Kayla Steele
Music Composer Dylan Sheppard
Video Editor Frankie Myers
Special thanks to Uenuku Hawira, Pete Jones of Manurewa High School, Joseph Casalme of Vector Wero White Water Park, and all our crowdfunding donors for making this documentary possible.
Thanks to our amazing donors.
Kathy and Matthew Parry, Alex and Samantha Myers, William and Janice Myers, John Downing, The Cox Family, The Booth Family.

[@chompers11]

Wow incredible thanks for sharing

[@kellywants2talk]

Beautiful work from a kind natured, humble, genuine, exceptionally talented man 💯
Can't thank him enough for his incredible creative spin on my big brothers design for my sons Ta Moko (21st gift) 🙌😁👌

[@grapevinejack]

Aē Kia ora boy! Ko Jack Williams toku ingoa. Kapai tōu whakairo ehoa👍🏽Neat alright. I’m 61, and have in the last year or so started sculpting and whakairo. So it’s never too late aye?
Koro Jack

[@chiseled_maori]

Kia ora - At 47yo and after a long history of artistic challenges at different platforms, I finally found Maori carving! And what a feeling it is bro. Thanks for shedding some extra light on the subject, you summed it all up beautifully. Unfortunately, I have hardly any education as far as the traditional understandings of carving goes, and I’m finding it hard to source more information about it to learn from.
As someone who has struggled with mental health for 30 years+ since my parents divorced in 1990, I have found Maori carving extremely therapeutic and beneficial to my mental health. I just wish I had some more books/videos to educate myself more. I believe in my artistic ability and carving excites me a lot. My work may not be traditionally correct, but I pay respect to my carvings through the heart ❤️ and hard work that I put into it.
Rant over…
cheers brutha ❤️
chase

[@byDavee]

Sorry for the late reply! But thanks so much for your comment and sharing your story. Glad to hear that you have picked up Maori carving, its a very beautiful aspect of an amazing culture. Wish you well in the future for yourself and with your carving journey.
Cheers!
David :)

[@Opti-Mystic]

@chase hi. I did a whakairo class at Te Wananga O Aotearoa in Auckland and it covered a lot of tikanga etc. You might like to enquire about it. Are you in nz? Other cities hv classes as well

[@NattyBeGood]

5:20 WOW! He rawe e hoa!

[@pamelaroebuck1079]

Beautiful story! He is a masterful carver.

[@shannonbailey1261]

Beautiful mahi brother 🔥🔥🔥

[@optforhealthandfitness4063]

Very cool bro 🤙

[@iroam8825]

Yo my cuz u cool G respect much love the Mackeyz✊🏾

[@Truuseph]

Amazing bro

[@byDavee]

Thanks man!

[@chanellekeepa251]

The myth...the man....you know the rest whanau xo