Mārama

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writer & Director

Taratoa Stappard

Status

Released 2026

Genre

Māori Gothic Horror

Starring

Ariāna Osborne, Toby Stephens, Umi Myers, Evelyn Towersey, Erroll Shand, Jordan Mooney, Mihi Te Rauhi Daniels, Turia Schmidt Peke

Territories

Released in Aotearoa, USA, France, Portugal, UK & Ireland. To be released in Spain, Australia and Brazil. 

Festivals

Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, Discovery Section 2025. Officially selected to over 37 film festivals, and winning 11 Awards.

Logline

1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.