Fraser was familiar with te reo Māori but did not learn the language until her mid-20s.
“With us learning [te reo] also comes the weight of our tūpuna and whānau who were literally beaten to not speak their reo,” she says.
“So we also carry them with us into kaupapa like this, and we carry them with us into every space that we go to, to reclaim that space for them. I am so relieved [and] excited that our tamariki now get to have movies like this.
“If we can have a cinema full of tamariki who are laughing and feel celebrated and heard and seen, and … are proud to be in that cinema at that point, then I think we've done what we're what we're trying to do.”
“It's a kaupapa that is for, and will always be for, our kids.”
Nationwide | Nationwide | 2020-29 | Story is by tangata whenua
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