The Navigators
360 Dome Experience - 2021
About
Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators is a planetarium film that tells the story of Māori, Pasifika, and European Navigation towards Aotearoa New Zealand, through the eyes of a budding navigator, Moko.
Moko travels through time and space, stepping into the world of her Pacific ancestors, Captain Cook, Abel Tasman, and onto the decks of their voyaging canoes. Viewers are taken on an unforgettable adventure and gain insight into traditional knowledge and practices that enabled these navigators to travel across the Pacific Ocean.
Credits
Agency: Dusk, Island Productions
Director: Lala Roles
Creative Director: John Strang
Technical Director: Hayden Steedman (Wild Eye)
Producer(s): Lala Roles, John Strang, John Dow
3D Artists: Kelly Hewitt, Reuben Hayward, Steven Saunders, Katya Rasskazova, Jerry Graham, Andrew Shaw, Hayden Steedman (Wild Eye), John Strang (Dusk)