Whānau Screening: Here the Wild Things Are

Join us for a short film screening of Here the Wild Things Are, followed by a mini BioBlitz around the museum. 

When | Āhea

Sat 26 Oct 2024, 10.30am–1.00pm

Where | Ki hea

Soundings Theatre and Icon, Level 2, and Bush City, Level 1

Cost | Te utu

Free with museum entry 

Learn more about te taiao in your own backyard with our whānau screening of the new short documentary Here the Wild Things Are, an environmental documentary with a playful twist.

Then, with the help of curators from Te Papa’s Natural History team, take a closer look at plants and invertebrates from Te Papa's Collections under a microscope and go on your own mini BioBlitz adventure in Bush City.

Film screenings: 

10.30–10.50am (10-minute film plus short talk)

11.30–11.50am (10-minute film plus short talk)

Location: Soundings Theatre (level 2)

Taiao/nature explorer activities:

10.50am–1.00pm

Location: Icon (Level 2) and Bush City (Level 1)

This event is a partnership between Te Papa and the filmmakers of Here the Wild Things Are.

About the film

To uncover nature hiding in plain sight, Aotearoa enters a global community competition that sees ecologists and enthusiasts scour cities to discover new species. For some, it's a playful quest, for others a long-standing rivalry, but the stakes are higher than just winning...can taking photographs contribute to saving the planet, one snapshot at a time? 

Here the Wild Things Are launches Tuesday, October 1st, as part of the new Loading Docs collection on www.loadingdocs.net

Made with support from NZ On Air, Te Māngai Pāho and The New Zealand Film Commission.

Watch the trailer

Still from ‘Here the Wild Things Are’ film, 2024’. Photo by Isaac Newcombe

Still from ‘Here the Wild Things Are’ film, 2024’. Photo by Isaac Newcombe