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Hinemoa (1913 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Hinemoa' was a silent film made in New Zealand by Gaston Mlis in 1913.
'Hinemoa' is possibly the first film to have been made in New Zealand, although it is doubtful whether the film was ever screened in the country.[http://www.filmnz.com/introducing-nz/film-industry-history.html Film New Zealand history]
Plot
No copy of 'Hinemoa' survives, but the film would have told the story of the legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai.
Background
In 1912, the Mlis brothers' company Star Film was in some financial strife, as a result of which Gaston Mlis travelled to the South Pacific in search of fashionably exotic locales, people and stories.'The History of Ethnographic Film' by Emilie de Brigard, in 'Principles of Visual Anthropology' ed. Paul Hockings, 1995
Hinemoa was one of five two-reel films screened in New York City in 1913; probably including three other 1913 films he shot in New Zealand, 'Loved by a Maori Chieftess', 'How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride' and 'The River Wanganui'. Mlis sent his film to the United States for post-production treatment, so it is doubtful if any were shown in New Zealand. Several other films shot by Mlis on the expedition failed to survive the tropical humidity.
See also
* 'Hinemoa' New Zealand produced and released film by George Tarr a year later.
References
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