Mārama | Taratoa Stappard interview

About this episode

In this episode, Brad A. Hargis interviews Taratoa Stappard about his Māori gothic horror film, Mārama, discussing its history and a pivotal scene.

This episode I'm joined by Taratoa Stappard to talk about his Māori gothic horror film, Mārama. Listen as we talk about the history behind the film as well as one pivotal scene that was shot. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening! Follow Taratoa https://www.instagram.com/toastappard/ Dark Sky Films https://www.instagram.com/darkskyfilms/ Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.esquiretheatre.com/ Follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/ https://linktr.ee/oldmanbrad Become a patron for even more content! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/OldManBrad Support me on Kofi https://ko-fi.com/oldmanbrad A huge thank you to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Gerald Morris, Dustin Elkins, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, Kara Music: Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio

People in this episode

Host: Brad

Guest: Taratoa Stappard

Topics covered

• Māori gothic horror
• film history
• interview

Keywords

• Mārama
• Dark Sky Films
• Frightful Fridays

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mārama

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