Todd Karehana explores the importance of tools in creative practice: The physical, cultural, and personal resources that help us navigate our path and shape the way we work and create.
Todd Karehana reflects on the importance of tools in shaping our creative and professional journeys. Drawing from personal experience, he speaks about the tools he has used to transform profound experiences of grief into forward momentum within his art practice and career. Through personal reflections, Todd explores how both tangible and intangible tools, from creative practices to community and storytelling, can help us navigate difficult moments and continue moving forward. During the talk, he also shares snippets from his film projects, offering insight into how these tools come to life in his work.
About the speaker
Todd Karehana (Ngai Te Rangi, NgÄti Ranginui, Te Arawa, NgÄti Awa, NgÄti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana) is an inspiring writer and director passionate about bold, innovative screen craft, and âtelling MÄori stories that aren't the MÄori stories we're used to seeingâ.
Karehana graduated from The University of Auckland with a Master of Arts in Screen Production in 2016. He has held various story and writing roles on the MÄori drama series AHIKÄROA, the childrenâs animated series THE EXCEPTIONAL SQUAD and the indigenous anthology film WE ARE STILL HERE. He also directed YOUNG AND ON THE PAEPAE for TVNZ, the short documentary NIGHT RIDE for Loading Docs and co-created the immersive audio drama series THE RIVER.
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