The day NZ police called activists terrorists — and the video evidence that exposed the lie.
Operation 8 examines the so-called 'anti-terror' raids that took place around New Zealand on October 15, 2007 - asking how and why they took place and at what cost to those targeted.
Direction
Patient storytelling that lets survivors speak for themselves.
Editing
Chilling juxtaposition of police footage versus personal testimony.
Director
Abi King-Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The raids occurred during the Labour government of Helen Clark, complicating easy left/right narratives about state violence.
Director Abi King-Jones spent four years gaining trust in Tūhoe communities; this access shapes the film's rare intimate perspective.
NZ
US
