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Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In television, Waititi co-created and produced the comedy-drama series Reservation Dogs and directed, produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to directing an episode of The Mandalorian series, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taika Waititi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Taika Waititi
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In the heart of a lush, ancestral forest, Kaya and Anoki live seemingly ordinary lives as part of their respective Indigenous communities. Unbeknownst to their tribes, they are highly skilled operatives working for a clandestine organization dedicated to safeguarding Indigenous lands and traditions from exploitation and modern threats. Kaya, an expert tracker and fierce protector of her people's sacred lands, crosses paths with Anoki, a master strategist and tech-savvy warrior from a neighboring tribe. Initially at odds due to their differing approaches to protecting their heritage, they are unexpectedly paired on a mission to uncover and thwart a covert operation aiming to strip-mine a sacred mountain for rare minerals. As they navigate treacherous terrain and outsmart rival agents from a shadowy corporation, Kaya and Anoki must confront their growing attraction to each other while reconciling their conflicting views on how best to preserve their culture in a rapidly changing world. Their journey forces them to question their loyalties and ultimately decide whether they can trust each other enough to combine their unique skills and save their people's most sacred sites.
