He Kākano Ahau From The Spaces In Between

He Kākano Ahau is a short documentary that tells the personal story of Kassie (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) through the Loading Docs platform. A courageous takatāpui (Māori LGBTQI) activist is fighting for true diversity in our Gay Pride celebrations. Director Kathleen Winter says of the film: “It's basically trying to give a different view of the LGBQT community and the way we celebrate pride. It is trying to do that by introducing us to takatāpui, which is a Māori word that is being reclaimed and used as a blanket term for Māori who are LGBQT in many different ways. It's mainly about my friend Kassie who identifies with takatāpui, and she – along with a lot of people – feel alienated with our pride celebrations.” Stuff.co.nz