Mahika Kai Wins at Australian International Documentary Awards
Wānaka-based short docomentary MAHIKA KAI has won Best Short Form Documentary at the 2025 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) Awards.
Published on:
May 15, 2025
"Set against the wild terrain of Wānaka, MAHIKA KAI follows a family of Kāi Tahu cultural conservators on their mission to rehabilitate disintegrating landscapes through the regeneration of their traditional food gathering practices."
The film is directed by Kieran Mpetyane Satour—a filmmaker of Gurindji, Pertame, Worimi, and Baloch (Afghan) heritage, and founder of GARUWA, a First Nations-owned production company. Kieran was the 2023 winner of the Monster Children x Lake Wānaka Tourism Short Film Awards (supported by Film Queenstown Lakes), which brought him to Wānaka to craft this film alongside Kāi Tahu cultural conservators and local crew.
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