First Horse

Unclassified 18+

Dir. Awanui Simich-Pene / 2023 / 11 mins / New Zealand / Māori / Drama / Victorian Premiere

A haunting riff on the western framed from a Māori perspective.

In 1826 Aotearoa, a small girl in an isolated rural setting comes in first contact with two facets of colonisation: a foreign infectious disease and the first horse she’s ever seen. Director Awanui Simich-Pene’s widescreen picture is shot in sparkling black-and-white and features a score by lead actor (and acclaimed musician) Troy Kingi.

15 Aug 4:00pm ACMI 1

Accelerator Shorts 2 (82 m)

First Horse (11 m)

A Daydream With Fini (6 m)

Mars Futures (14 m)

Bőr (Skin) (15 m)

The Horn (13 m)

Flide (13 m)

Pleasure (10 m)

Accelerator Shorts 2 (82 m)

First Horse (11 m)

A Daydream With Fini (6 m)

Mars Futures (14 m)

Bőr (Skin) (15 m)

The Horn (13 m)

Flide (13 m)

Pleasure (10 m)

ACMI 1

25 Aug 12:45pm Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 3

Accelerator Shorts 2 (82 m)

First Horse (11 m)

A Daydream With Fini (6 m)

Mars Futures (14 m)

Bőr (Skin) (15 m)

The Horn (13 m)

Flide (13 m)

Pleasure (10 m)

Accelerator Shorts 2 (82 m)

First Horse (11 m)

A Daydream With Fini (6 m)

Mars Futures (14 m)

Bőr (Skin) (15 m)

The Horn (13 m)

Flide (13 m)

Pleasure (10 m)

Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 3

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