Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
2011
This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.
Director:
Peter Burger
Writers:
Gavin Strawhan
Awards:
2 nominations
Production:
N/A
Country:
New Zealand
