Great article about The Insatiable Moon in the latest (April) edition of the Australasian Equity magazine. Some memorable excerpts from it:

Sara Wiseman:

“It is an unusual, unique story, unlike any other; incredibly courageous,” says Wiseman. “It shines a light on those who most people ignore on the streets. I was one of those people who could walk past the forgotten people, but I look at them in another way now.”

Rawiri Paratene:

“It is a particularly Ponsonby story that by being so specific in its geography works out to become, somehow, universal,” says Paratene. “There are communities like Ponsonby all over the world going through makeovers with different types of people moving in and certain kinds of people being replaced… Films can allow viewers to go into the lounges, the bathrooms and the bedrooms of communities we’d never have the opportunity to go into – and by doing that we find that they’re the same as us.” Paratene who played the role of Koro in Whale Rider knows first hand how popular a story that is uniquely local, yet universal, can become. “With Whale Rider… who knew? I hope this one has the same potential – it has a beautiful cast.”

Thanks to Suzanne Culph who did a good job weaving the piece together.

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