Burning of the Gods(2022)
With his island at risk from industrial tourism and environmental degradation, a boy travels back in time to reconnect with his ancestors.
Burning of the Gods Synopsis
An airplane lands. A massive cruise boat anchors off the reef, disgorging tourists for tropical island vacations. This postcard paradise depends on petroleum imports to fuel its cars, motorbikes, boats, hotels, pumps and machinery. Yet if the tourists stopped coming, what then? The film opens with the prophetic words of Niuean artist John Pule and continues as a visual tone poem, without dialogue or narration, moving forward into the past to ask questions about the future. A young man travels back in time, from luxury resorts and lagoon tours through pandemic and population exodus, to early Christianity when missionaries incinerated his island’s atua and marae. Finally he reconnects with his tīpuna who settled the island a thousand years ago.
Burning of the Gods (2022) is a drama film directed by Karin Williams, released on July 30, 2022 with a runtime of 7m. It stars Te Marama Rio, Terepoto Williams and Anna Rasmussen.
- Director:
- Karin Williams
- Producers:
- Sharlene George
- Production:
- Multinesia Productions
- Status:
- Released
Burning of the Gods Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by Karin Williams, produced by Sharlene George.
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Burning of the Gods – Frequently Asked Questions
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The main cast of Burning of the Gods (2022) includes Te Marama Rio, Terepoto Williams and Anna Rasmussen. The film was directed by Karin Williams. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
When was Burning of the Gods released?
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Burning of the Gods was released on July 30, 2022 and runs for 7m.