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INSIDE ISLAM Monday at 10.00 PM In-depth documentary series profiling Islam's followers, traditions, ceremonies and origins. In the first episode, the life of a Muslim is reviewed through the various customs and ceremonies – from birth to death. |
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HAIDA ART Tuesday at 10.00 PM Explores the diversity of Haida culture – an indigenous nation based in the Canadian Pacific north-west – and its survival in a modern world. Haida artists keep the culture and stories of their people alive through painting, sculpture, totem poles, masks and abstract art. |
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HE RARANGA KŌRERO Wednesday at 10.00 PM Film and television producer and director Tainui Stephens dusts off archival documentaries from the past. |
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FORGOTTEN BRAZIL Friday May 9 at 10.00 PM Indigenous people who have had no contact with modern civilization still live in the Amazon basin. In Brazil, these ‘remote indigenous people’ are called ‘indios isolados’. |
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WIRIYA - SMALL BOY Sunday May 11 at 10.30 PM Explores a day in the life of Rico – an Aboriginal eight-year-old boy and his world within an Alice Springs town camp. |
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THIS IS WHERE MY DOG IS BURIED Tuesday May 13 at 8.30 PM A former Israeli soldier retraces events that forced him to make the ultimate choice – to kill or be killed. The director’s autobiographical account from when he lived as a settler in the Golan Heights. |
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JUSTICE DURIE Wednesday May 14 at 8.30 PM Documentary about Justice Edward Taihakurei Durie’s personal journey working with the Treaty of Waitangi – one man’s contribution and commitment to the rights of Māori. |
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RASTA IN AOTEAROA How did a West Indian religious movement travel across the world and inspire so many Māori? Follows the rise of the Rastafarian movement in Aotearoa and also features Bob Marley’s only visit to New Zealand. |
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AFGHANISTAN: THE HEROIN CONNECTION Tuesday May 20 at 8.30 PM
Over eighty-five percent of heroin consumed in Europe comes from Afghanistan. Hard-hitting film that tracks the production and distribution of heroin from the poppy fields to the veins of the users. |
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TURANGAARERE - BORN TO FLY Wednesday May 21 at 8.30 PM The unforgettable story of New Zealand war hero John Pohe – one of the first Māori pilots of the RNZAF and a leader of air crews in the skies over Europe. |
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THE BLOOD OF MY BROTHER: A STORY OF DEATH IN IRAQ Saturday May 24 at 9.00 PM Thought-provoking look at the Iraq war and concepts of brotherhood, honour, grief and martyrdom which pervade the life of Ibrahim – a young man whose brother was killed by American soldiers. |
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