As
part of the 23rd Cambridge Film Festival, some of the year seven students
from Parkside Community College got to get upclose and personal with
the star of the film Whale Rider.
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facts
Fact
: This year marks the 30th birthday of the Cambridge Beer
Festival.
Fact
2: Featuring in the Festival are beers from the Isle of Lewis,
Cumbria, Norfolk, Lancashire, Lincolnshire and the Isle of
Wight to name but a few.
Fact
3: Beers at the festival range in strength from 3.2 per cent
to 9.0 per cent.
Working
with the year seven students was the actress and the star of the
New Zealand film Whale Rider.
The students were taught a haka powhiri (or greeting) which is a
traditional Maori perfomance by six of the members of Te Ropu Maori.
The
multi-award winning Whale Rider is based on the book by New Zealand
writer Witi Ihimaera. The movie is a magical and deeply moving story
of a young girl's struggle to fulfil her destiny.
