Synopsis
A war party has abducted an enemy leader and bound him to the bow of their war canoe. The canoe is being towed through the forest, driven by a merciless chief in a bid to escape pursuers and return home safely with their trophy.

Two young boys sit at the stern. They serve as bailers of the water to the men. On the desperate and gruelling journey, every man is in need of water, even the unknown prisoner…

About the Film and the Director
Taua – War Party is based on the Maori proverb - Mate atu he tete kura, ara mai ano he tetekura.(In war, leaders fall and leaders rise).

There is no use of western instruments throughout the film. Every note of music or rhythm is produced by authentic Maori instruments.

Director Tearepa Kahi is of the Ngati Paoa iwi (tribe). His first three documentaries were all nominated for TV Guide Awards and he has since amassed considerable experience across all genres of television. Kahi is now developing a feature film entitled A Gift to Zion and he continues to helm a number of other television projects.

Tearepa Kahi on Taua – War Party: “My aim was to create a sensory rich window into an aspect of an ancient Maori world where an act of compassion speaks to the true value of leadership, whether past or present.”

Director and Writer: Tearepa Kahi
Cast: Graham Hohapata, Vaughn Ahchee Ti Tore, Reweti Te Mete, Antonio Te Maioha
Year: 2007
Language: Maori with Chinese subtitles
Duration: 15 mins
Category: IIA

Festival – Highlight
National Geographic All Roads Film Festival 2007 - Best Short Film
ImagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival 2007 - Honourable Mention
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2008

故事簡介：
一隊部落戰隊脅持著敵方首領，把他綁到作戰獨木舟船頭上。無情的部落頭目帶領部下扛起獨木舟，靜靜穿過森林，避開敵人的追趕，帶著錦標回家。

兩個少年坐在船尾擔任護水、供水的小差。在長途而艱難的旅程上，每個人都需要水，即使是無名階下囚……

導演與製作：
影片原名Taua是毛利語戰隊的意思，故事靈感來自毛利諺語：Mate atu he tete kura, ara mai ano he tetekura－在戰爭中，一個領袖倒下，便有另一個冒起。

全片沒有用上西洋樂器，每一個音符節拍都發自傳統毛利樂器。

導演田韋帕‧卡義有顏堤鮑亞(Ngati Paoa)族血統。他累積了深厚的跨類型電視製作經驗，首三部紀錄片作品俱獲提名美國電視指南雜誌大獎。他現時正在籌備故事片，暫名A Gift to Zion，亦同時為多個電視製作掌舵。

田韋帕‧卡義談靜默戰隊：『我的目的是製做一個高質感視窗，讓觀眾進入一個古代毛利人的世界。其中領袖的真正至高品質，不論古今，是一顆憐憫蒼生之心。』

導演/編劇：田韋帕‧卡義
演員：吉函‧浩赫帕特、敖肯‧雅池鐵拓尼、利偉迪‧地密特、安東尼奧‧地邁奧哈
年分：2007
語言：毛利語附中文字幕
片長：15分鐘
級數 : IIA

參展及提名（摘要）：
國家地理頻道All Roads 電影節2007－最佳短片
加拿大ImagineNATIVE電影及媒體藝術節－榮譽提名
愛丁堡電影節2007
鹿特丹國際電影節2008
法國克萊蒙費朗短片電影節 2008