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We are so proud to announce the release of our premium 8 part tv series - Hua Parakore - Rebuilding Our Broken Food System. Episode 1 screens on Whakaata Māori at 7.30pm, Monday November 4th. The full series will be available on Māori+ from 8pm - https://lnkd.in/gi9Ex48k Directed by Jessica Feast and developed in collaboration with Dr Jessica Hutchings, the series explores the diverse ways in which Food and Soil Sovereignty is being realised in Aotearoa by Māori growers and communities around the motu. In each episode Dr Jessica Hutchings visits Hua Parakore whānau to learn how and why our current industrialised food system is broken, and the role Māori Food and Soil Sovereignty has in creating meaningful solutions to the climate crisis and food insecurity. This project has been a labour of love, with filming beginning in spring 2022, and we want to acknowledge the generous participants and amazing crew who shared their knowledge, time, and energy. Papawhakaritorito Trust, Māoriland, Brandon Te Moananui, Ruth Korver, POW Studios, and many, many, more. This series was made with support from NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho. We’d like to acknowledge Te Waka Kai Ora as the kaitiaki of the Hua Parakore (Māori organics) system. This series is based on the book “Te Mahi Oneone Hua Parakore: A Māori Soil Sovereignty and Wellbeing Handbook”, edited by Jessica Hutchings and Jo Smith and published by Freerange Press. Thanks to Papawhakaritorito Charitable Trust and the Asia New Zealand Foundation.

🌟 Awards Alert! 🌟  We’re thrilled to share that we took home not one but TWO wins at the recent Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards! 🏆✨ 🥈 Silver for "Ngā Mātaiarorangi – The Stargazers", our interactive Matariki projection with Wellington City Council.  🥉 **Bronze** for DE-STRESS with Hnry activation. These projects have been true highlights of 2024, and we couldn’t be prouder of the incredible teams and collaborators who made them possible! 🙌 #BestDesignAwards #Matariki #DESTRESS #Teamwork #CreativeExcellence -> https://lnkd.in/gnvkSTE4 -> https://lnkd.in/gmVp5WJD

Our latest showreel of projection works and production that Storybox delivered for the 2024 edition of Wellington's Matariki Ahi Kā festival. This year saw four of our projects on show with the return of two crowd favourites on the front of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and The Boatshed, water screen production for the inspiring Mana Moana collective and the premiere of a new interactive projection work, Ngā Mātaiorangi - The Stargazers, onto the back of Te Papa. Celebrating our fourth year collaborating on this vibrant festival, we are thrilled to see it continue to grow from strength to strength. A heartfelt thanks to the fantastic events team at Wellington City Council for orchestrating a fabulous four-day experience that was enjoyed by over 17,000 people! Works in order of appearance: He Moana Whairepo (The Boatshed) Ngā Mātaiorangi - The Stargazers (back wall of Te Papa) Mana Moana Pōneke (Whairepo Lagoon) Ahi kā - nō rua, nō mango, nō runga i te rangi (front of Te Papa) Ngā Mihi Mana Moana Collective artists, Rachael Rakena, Mike Bridgman, Arihia Latham, David Hakaria,  Toa Waaka, Kimi Moana-Whiting, Moretekorohunga Lloyd, Dylan Herkes, Suzanne Tamaki, Puck Murphy, Brett Johansen, Will Ricketts, Paddy Free, Amanda Walker, Ruth Korver, Baly Gaudin, Sam Harris, Andrew Croot, Claudia Zwimpfer, Jess Feast, Karepa Wall, Streamliner Productions, Te Wharewaka o Pōneke + many many more thank you! Client Wellington City Council Stephen Blackburn, Toby Papazoglou, Jonathan Ectors Video Camera - Adventure Films Edit - Liam Eagle #matariki #projectionart #storyboxnz

Our latest showreel of projection works and production that Storybox delivered for the 2024 edition of Wellington's Matariki Ahi Kā festival. This year saw four of our projects on show with the return of two crowd favourites on the front of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and The Boatshed, water screen production for the inspiring Mana Moana collective and the premiere of a new interactive projection work, Ngā Mātaiorangi - The Stargazers, onto the back of Te Papa. Celebrating our fourth year collaborating on this vibrant festival, we are thrilled to see it continue to grow from strength to strength. A heartfelt thanks to the fantastic events team at Wellington City Council for orchestrating a fabulous four-day experience that was enjoyed by over 17,000 people! Works in order of appearance: He Moana Whairepo (The Boatshed) Ngā Mātaiorangi - The Stargazers (back wall of Te Papa) Mana Moana Pōneke (Whairepo Lagoon) Ahi kā - nō rua, nō mango, nō runga i te rangi (front of Te Papa) Ngā Mihi Mana Moana Collective artists, Rachael Rakena, Mike Bridgman, Arihia Latham, David Hakaria,  Toa Waaka, Kimi Moana-Whiting, Moretekorohunga Lloyd, Dylan Herkes, Suzanne Tamaki, Puck Murphy, Brett Johansen, Will Ricketts, Paddy Free, Amanda Walker, Ruth Korver, Baly Gaudin, Sam Harris, Andrew Croot, Claudia Zwimpfer, Jess Feast, Karepa Wall, Streamliner Productions, Te Wharewaka o Pōneke + many many more thank you! Client Wellington City Council Stephen Blackburn, Toby Papazoglou, Jonathan Ectors Video Camera - Adventure Films Edit - Liam Eagle #matariki #projectionart #storyboxnz

Safe Night Beds is a unique pop-up experience for the annual Women's Refuge winter appeal. What looks like a real bed shop is actually a place to experience the world's most supportive beds, featuring real stories of resilience and bravery. We are really proud to have worked with the team at EightyOne on bringing this smart idea to life. The special pop-up bed shop: Safe Night Beds, is open Monday-Saturday 12-2 at 27 Brandon Street. Donate at safenight.nz.

It was great to be a part of Wellington City Council Matariki Ahi Ka weekend again for the third year! We love this event and we’re proud to have been able to share four projection works this year - some old and some new - like the front of Te Papa. Thanks to all the hardworking WCC events team that worked rain, wind and shine to make a magic Matariki long weekend for everyone to enjoy.

End of the financial year getting to you? De-stress with our Hnry waterfront activation! Tax time can be a stressful time for sole traders. DESTRESS with Hnry is a rage-room-inspired experience that’s here to help. The idea: give sole traders a way to work through their tax time stresses. First by smashing crockery and old electronics with a baseball bat: THRILL. Then, by relaxing in a bathtub of stress balls with a calming drink and some low-key tunes: CHILL. This location-based experience is making its debut on the Wellington waterfront on Thursday 4, Friday 5 and Saturday 6 April. The space, built from a series of shipping containers, is open for the general public to come and watch. Team Producer - Robert Appierdo Account Director - Claudia Zwimpfer Creative Director - Erik Hay Production Manager - Andrew Croot Spatial Build - Silk Event Design  Video - Adventure Films Client - Hnry Thanks to WCC waterfront team #hnry #destress #smashitup #eofy #activations #storyboxnz

Écrire / Writing' is the third art film we produced for Pasifika Voices this year - to support SPREP and the Mana Moana collective to amplify the voices of Pacific peoples on climate action at COP28 UAE in Dubai. See the full film here - https://lnkd.in/gCw7Gzj6 The poem ‘Writing’ is a gift to help navigate the lessons of our past, for our present and future generations on the importance of the interconnectedness of our environment with our humanity. The rich words of Déwé Gorodé are a legacy of her work and embodies a spirit of resilience that is present in all of the elements that she depicts and speaks beyond the page. There are echoes of defiance on the impacts of colonisation and how the ‘stone and earth’ will speak, when one cannot, which is a poignant reminder of how the power of ‘writing’ may serve as a witness to our relationship with our environment and each other, that transcends time and space for a new generation. This initiative is supported by Aotearoa New Zealand and coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Mana Moana and Storybox, with the support of Pacific Islands poets and artists, to amplify the Pacific voice at COP28. #PasifikaVoices #SPREP #ManaMoana #COP28 #climateaction #PacificPeoples #environment #writing #resilience #Aotearoa #pacificbiodiversity #ResilientPacific #MoanaBluePacific #BluePacific #EnvironmentalPlanning #sprep #pasifikavoices #manamoana #cop28 #onepointfivetostayalive #anonomouz

It's always a privilege to work alongside the talented Mana Moana collective - Rachael Rakena, Mike Bridgman and Laughton Kora collaborated with poet Ruby Macomber to amplify her words in support of the call for 1.5 at COP28 in "Cry Sis". "Cry Sis" is the weaving of intellect and wisdom through the beautiful words of Ruby Lupe Macomber. The insightful voice of a new generation that has a gentle yet defiant stand on the interconnectedness of our Blue Pacific Continent to the call of the Pacific to keep 1.5 alive! The worlds that are presented by Ruby embroider the textured journey of the environment, ancestral metaphors and symbols of resilience against the complex web of the non-believers. Ruby’s words remind us of the frontline force of her generation of Aotearoa New Zealand with Rotuma and the Pacific beyond. Watch the full video here - https://lnkd.in/gc8JpumU This initiative is supported by Aotearoa New Zealand and coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) , Mana Moana and Storybox, with the support of Pacific Islands poets and artists, to amplify the Pacific voice at COP28. #ManaMoanaCollective #CrySis #RubyMacomber #1point5atCOP28 #BluePacificContinent #PacificVoices #AotearoaNewZealand #SPREP #Storybox #COP28 #pacificbiodiversity #ResilientPacific #MoanaBluePacific #BluePacific #EnvironmentalPlanning #sprep #pasifikavoices #manamoana #cop28 #onepointfivetostayalive #anonomouz

Our work on Pasifika Voices (https://lnkd.in/gZ9wM4d6) alongside the Mana Moana collective and Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues into It's third year with production work on three new art films, a new website and a media roll out to amplify the voices of Pacific peoples on climate action at COP28 UAE in Dubai. To kick things off is this amazing new hip-hop track “they taking picture of us in the water” by 37 Hz & poet Audrey Brown-Pereira. ///Watch the full video here - https://lnkd.in/gy-_Ry4g It takes a village to raise a child and this version of Audrey Brown-Pereira’s poem “they taking picture of us in the water” is such an example of the Pasifika community of creatives from hip hop artists, poets and dancers coming together for a common cause to raise the global consciousness on the impacts of climate change on our Pacific people. The collaboration led by Anonymouz (Faiumu Matthew Salapu) in the form of a call and response to Audrey’s poem is recognition of the power of music and the universal impact of Hip Hop, which in 2023 celebrates its 50th anniversary. This new version of “they taking pictures of us in the water” in the form of poetry, Hip Hop, dance and digital artistry is a creative collaboration of galaxies to connect people on a global level to the urgency of climate change. #1.5tostayalive! This initiative is supported by Aotearoa New Zealand and coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Mana Moana and Storybox, with the support of Pacific ISecretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) “They taking pictures of us in the water”. Poetry Written & Performed By Audrey Brown-Pereira Creative Producers: 37 Hz Creative Director, Music Producer, Audio Mix, Camera & Video Editor: Anonymouz (Faiumu Matthew Salapu).