Haka Works talks with Toiroa Williams about his journey as a filmmaker and storyteller including time at Sundance in Los Angeles and doing sharing haka and Maori culture with Haka Works.

• Growing up in the tight Maori community of Opotiki that supported his journey into higher education.

• How his Master's thesis became a journey into film making and led to his stint at Sundance in the US.

• Maori idea of leadership is leaders put forward, supported, and backed by the community.

• Sharing haka and Maori culture in the US with Haka Works