Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, cornwall.
EHETERE RUA
Director
i’ve been communicating through visuals and movement my whole life as a dancer and painter. my most recent theatre show ‘existence’ made me realise that, actually, i just want to make films.
2025
kiriata/film – ‘enigma’
“Te whenua – taku tinana, Te kore – taku hinengaro, Taku wairua – Ka oho!”
Performed, produced, designed and directed by ehetere rua.
co-directed, shot, edited and animated by joseph taylor.
venue manager – james at raynham park.
valued presence and support by vee xhu, sheldon rua, haru and indiana carder-dodd
music by the code and m.i.a
Whakaari/theatre – ‘existence’
“Who are we, when we take off the masks that the world has taught us to wear for our survival “
Performed, produced, designed, directed and edited by ehetere rua.
performed by alexandra page, indiana carder-dodd, peyton haugh and hayley tekahika-walters.
hosted by the factory theatre onehunga and he waka eke noa’s rangatahi residency program.
funded by creative new zealand.
2024
Whakaari/theatre – ‘essence’
“NZ contemporary street dance and japanese hip-hop share feelings”
Produced, directed, performed and edited by ehetere rua.
co-directed, choreographed and performed by Eimi kubota.
performed by liani maraki, hana hamamoto and riley laban.
hosted by the factory theatre onehunga.
kiriata/video – ‘soulboy’
“Flirting without words”
filmed, edited and performed by ehetere rua.
2023
mahi/job – ‘The gone’ tvs season 1 – art department
kiriata/video – ‘seekers’
filmed and edited by ehetere rua.
performed by seekers dance crew 2023.
2022
kiriata/video – ‘faleship’
filmed by ehetere rua
written and performed by sheldon rua.
2021
Whakaari/theatre – ‘genesis’
directed, choreographed, designed and performed by ehetere rua
performed by sheldon rua, joseph asi, montel nickell, and nekeeta tavite.
as part of pūtahi festival 2021
kiriata/video – ‘tamara & heremaia’
filmed and edited by ehetere rua
kiriata/video – ‘rangatahi mō papatuānuku’
directed, written and edited by ehetere rua
featuring jazelle cook and anahera.
awarded
runner up for the 2021 department of conservation – rangatahi mō papatuānuku video competition
2020
mahi/job – ‘whina’ feature film – researcher and on-set art dept.
kiriata/film – lockdown video series – stolen stories’
when i looked at the exhibition of toi māori – it was the first time i allowed the swelling of complex feelings to arise in me. then lockdown hit and i decided to process what i felt.
- trigger
- SPIRIt of colonisation (We Appreciate power by grimes)
- lost reality (Jungle by dscndnt)
- Free my mind (Galvanize by chemical brothers)
- liberate (unspoken word by the soil)
directed, written, performed and edited by ehetere rua
filmed by jade morris
Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Ngā Puhi), Cook Islands (Wale, Pukapuka) and European.
Renee wiki Producer
Wiki’s vast involvement with festivals such as Fringe and Pride, Pacific Dance, Solo International Performing Arts (Indonesia) speaks volumes about her passion for the Arts. Recognised for her freelancing in Aotearoa’s underground live arts landscape. Supporting local artists innovative storytelling through cultural depth to ignite conversations and invite the disruption of societal constructs.
Recent works
Joe Taylor D.O.P
videographer, editor, and visual effects artist specializing in cinematic production using Unreal Engine. With a background in street dance that informs his visual storytelling, he creates work that bridges movement and creative worldbuilding to bring out the potential of artist imagination.
Ehetere rua 