Saturday, October 4th 

Free Outdoor Screening of “Whale Rider“ 

1 hr 41 min | PG-13

6:30 pm (Sundown) 

Come early- Free Museum Admission from 4-6 pm

Co-Presented with The Loft Cinema

*Please bring your own seating or blanket  |   Free Popcorn

This crowd-pleasing, Oscar-nominated family film from New Zealand is a magical and deeply moving story of one young girl’s struggle to fulfill her destiny. Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However, his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes, who received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her stunning performance), survives. At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim her birthright. But to break with a thousand years of tradition, she’ll have to do the impossible: stand up to her ultra-traditional grandfather (Rawiri Paratene) and convince him that she has what it takes to be named the next tribal chief. Directed by Niki Caro (The Zookeeper’s Wife), and based on the novel by Witi Ihimaera, Whale Rider, is a unique, uplifting and beautifully-photographed tale of a young woman who dares to dream, and in the process, points her people toward the future.

(Directed by Niki Caro, 2002, New Zealand/Germany, in English and Maori with English subtitles, 101 minutes, Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, a brief drug reference and childbirth scene)

1 hr 41 min | PG-13

Released 2003

This event is Co-Presented with The Loft Cinema

The Loft Cinema has been a mission-driven, membership-supported nonprofit arts organization since 2002, serving the greater Tucson area and all of Southern Arizona.

Building community by celebrating the art and diversity of film.

We will have FREE Popcorn but, please bring your own seating.

We hope you will join us for a FUN Night at Amerind!!