Hinemihi Fundraiser: The House with the Golden Eyes Documentary Screening and Q&A

Hinemihi: The House with the Golden Eyes

“The Whare tupuna Hinemihi o Te Ao Tawhito saved Jim Schuster's ancestors during the Tarawera eruption of 1886 but since then she has resided in an English country garden in Clandon Park, Surrey for the last 135 years.

Now Jim and his whānau are returning to England to save her. It is time for the revered ancestress of Ngāti Hinemihi to come home to Tūhourangi. Home to Te Arawa."

Join us for a screening of the documentary, Hinemihi: The House with the Golden Eyes. Find out about Hinemihi's journey and her significance to her iwi/tribe  in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the diaspora community in Rānana/London. 

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that explores the making the film and the carving 'Exchange' of Hinemihi from the UK to Aotearoa.

FUNDRAISING 

Please note that the proceeds from the screening will be donated to the 'Te Maru o Hinemihi' as they continue on with the mahi/work to support Hinemihi's journey home. 

Q&A PANEL 

Our panel is made up of the documentary’s director, Toby Mills, master carver Colin Te Puhanui Tihi, alongside Te Maru o Hinemihi chair and Ngāti Hinemihi descendent, Maina Tapiata-Thompson. The panel will be chaired by Professor Daniel Orrells, Chair-Director of the Global Cultures Institute, King's College London. Other speakers to be confirmed.

PANEL BIOGRAPHIES 

Toby Mills  ( Ngāti Hinerangi ), Co-director of  Tarawera Productions, is an indigenous filmmaker from Aotearoa. He tells stories through film using both Māori and English languages. His work has won awards and been screened in Canada, US, France, Finland and Australia. His film 'Whetū Mārama : Bright Star' (2021) was globally acclaimed. 

Colin Te Puhanui Tihi ( Ngāti Hinemihi ) is a master carver and painter from Aotearoa. He is a third - generation descendant of chief Āporo Te Wharekaniwha who commissioned the building of Hinemihi. He has been involved in the restoration of Hinemihi, working alongside the National Trust. 

Maina Tapiata-Thompson ( Ngāti Hinemihi ) is the Chairperson of 'Te Maru o Hinemihi', an expert group who act as kaitiaki/guardians of Hinemihi and her interests, and are partners in the exchange between the iwi and the National Trust. She is a descendant of Hinemihi and as such has a duty to return her back to Aotearoa and the iwi. 

TIMINGS OF EVENT 

Doors open - 7.00pm 

Film Start - 7.30pm and is 60 minutes long 

Break - 8.30pm to 8.45

Panel discussion - 8.45 pm start and finishes at 9.20pm 

Doors - 9.30pm

SCREENING LOCATION

The screening will take place in the Edmond J. Safra lecture theatre, the King's Building, Strand Campus, King's College London. Access is via the Strand Building reception.