MARLON WILLIAMS: NGĀ AO E RUA (2025) Advance Screening

Join us for a special advance screening of Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds, thanks to Madman Films & Flying Out Music.

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All ticket holders go in the draw to WIN a double pass to Marlon Williams: Te Whare Tīwekaweka concert at Spark Arena and a vinyl record of the brand new album from Flying Out Record Store.

Weaving together the various strands of Marlon’s experience – musician, actor, son, friend and student of te reo Māori among them – as he reflects on his career so far and the challenges and pleasures of articulating his worldview in te reo Māori. The change of language casts a new and revealing light on Marlon and his creative process, while also acting as a catalyst for Marlon to reflect on love, music and life – and what he wants from his. Marlon’s journey is situated within the bicultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand at what is a tense moment in the nation’s history. In Marlon’s voice and art, one hears echoes of the musical traditions that have sustained and nurtured him: the buzzing marae, the classical training that refined his powerful voice, the country and folk genres in which he first found critical success. And in Marlon’s story, we can see the outline of Aotearoa New Zealand’s, as the country seeks to unify its fractious history into a cohesive future. All the while, the film – in keeping with Marlon’s laid-back personality – never takes itself too seriously, never forgetting that, at heart, this is a story of joyful self-discovery. And that is always something to celebrate.

COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

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