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WAKAHI
A silent warrior has survived chains, captivity and the fighting pit without ever speaking. Then a young slave boy gives him something no one else has: a name.
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Enter the cinematic world of Weavers Story.
Explore original fantasy films set across the Weavers Story universe, bringing its kingdoms, characters and stories to life from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Each film reveals another chapter of the world, from forgotten histories and distant kingdoms to the lives and legends that shape Weavers Story.
THE FILM ARCHIVE
Films
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IKI
A mysterious survivor from distant Hirotapu reaches ancestral Ariki. Hidden in darkness and revealed only in fragments, his arrival becomes the centre of a brutal struggle for survival.
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LOST & FOUND
Carrying the wounds of a childhood shaped by violence and rejection, Aiaka is drawn into a journey between Aria and Koru that forces him to confront identity, belonging and the person he chooses to become.
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HEARTLESS
After a devastating attack, Patukia is pushed beyond the limits of survival. A fall into darkness and an encounter with something that should never be fully seen transform survival from instinct into doctrine.
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HEARTLESS PART02: NGĀAUKORE
Patukia survived what should have killed her, but returning home brings no peace. Family blood, broken loyalties and challenges to her authority begin transforming survival into a way of ruling.
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SHAMANS OF THE VEIL
When six men are consumed by a taniwha and only one survives, he cannot accept that his survival was meaningless. His search for an explanation becomes doctrine, and eventually a faith built around sacrifice, survival and death.
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BIRTH OF THE NOCTURNALS
An isolated people survive behind frightening stories designed to keep outsiders away. When Raroa uncovers the truth behind the monsters, she discovers that to the outside world, her people are the monsters.
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BROTHERS IN ARMS
Nuku and Matanui survive violence, captivity and war as brothers. But when they develop opposing beliefs about power, their bond fractures and their conflict helps shape the birth of Mokua.
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KARE: THE MESSENGER
Kare believes loyalty and service can protect his family. But as those in power demand more from him, he must confront whether the system he serves is protecting the people he loves or becoming their greatest threat.
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UAWA
Rejected by a people who do not consider him one of their own, Uawa must decide whether belonging is something others grant or something proven through the choices he makes when those same people are threatened.
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STILL BREATHING
A child travels with moa-blood infected survivors, including a mother slowly losing herself. When they accidentally enter the Deadlands, the rules reverse: the infected are safe among its inhabitants, while the child becomes the prey.