Ma'Ohi Nui, In the earth of the ocean my country lies

Annick Ghijzelings & 112' — 2017

A poetic testimony on the adversities the Ma’ohi people undergo in times of contemporary colonization, portraying the aftermath of nuclear testing in French Polynesia, which caused violent breaks in the region’s social, economic and cultural history. But the Ma’ohi spirit is resilient, it resists and survives. Ma’ohi poet Flora Devatine ethereal words recapitulate and empower the voice of a people seeking the path of independence.

Belgium

Production : Iota Production
Co-production : CBA
With the support of Media développement, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Tax Shelter, Kasa Kafka

Réalisation
Annick Ghijzelings
Scenario
Annick Ghijzelings
DOP
Caroline Guimbal, Annick Ghijzelings
Sound
Jean-Jacques Quinet
Image editor
Annick Ghijzelings
Sound editor
Jean-Jacques Quinet, Annick Ghijzelings
Mix
Jean-Jacques Quinet
Calibration
Miléna Trivier
Music
Herman Martin
Production
IOTA Production (Isabelle Truc)
Image Format
HD
Sound Format
5.1, Stereo
BW/Colour
Color
Languages OV
Tahitien, FR
Available subtitles
FR, EN
Festivals

2020:
Ecofalante Festival, Brazil, 08/20
Ethnocineca, Austria, 08/20

2019:
Dreamspeakers International Film Festival, Canada, 04/19
Ethnocineca, Austria, 05/19
Ecofalante, Brazil, 06/19
Environmental Film Festival, Australia, 10/19

2018:
Berlinale, Germany, 02/18
TIDF-Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Taïwan, 04/18
Barents Ecological Film Festival, Russia, 04/18 – Best Documentary Award
Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 05/18
Ethnocineca, Austria, 05/19
Wairoa Film Festival, New Zealand, 06/18
Valletta Film Festival, Malta, 06/18
Festival du Cinéma Aborigène Australien, France, 06/18
SoleLuna – Palermo, Italy, 07/18
Zones Portuaires, France, 07/18
Macao International Documentary Film Festival, Macao, 07/18
Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival, Estonia, 07/18 – Best Survival Story of Indigenous People
DokuFest, Kosovo, 08/18
Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez, France, 08/18
Festival International du Film Insulaire de l’Île de Groix, France, 08/18
Rencontres Cinéma de Gindou, France, 08/18
SoleLuna – Treviso, Italy, 09/18 – Mention du Jury pour la Photographie
CineMigrante, Argentina, 09/18
ÂNÛÛ-RÛ ÂBORO, New Caledonia, 10/18
Festival Interférences, France, 11/18
Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), Hawaii, 11/18
Festival du Film d’Education d’Evreux, France, 12/18

Awards and Mentions

Barents Ecological Film Festival (Russia) – Best Documentary Award 2018 SoleLuna Palermo (Italy) – Mention du Jury pour la photographie 2018
Pärnu Documentary and Anthropology FF (Estonia) – Best survival story of indigenous people 2018

Other films from Annick Ghijzelings

Avant de partir

Annick Ghijzelings & 20' — 2009

27 Times Time

Annick Ghijzelings & 74' — 2016
Newsletter
Stay connected