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The Casketeers (2018)
Overview
Francis and Kaiora Tipene run Tipene Funerals, offering viewers an intimate glimpse into the world of funeral services. Their heartfelt approach highlights the often-overlooked aspects of this essential profession, tackling society's last taboo with compassion and respect. Through their dedicated work, the couple fosters a deeper understanding of grief and the significance of honoring loved ones. This engaging series not only showcases their business but also reveals the profound humanity involved in saying goodbye.
Episodes
E1
Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea
E3
The tip of the moon has broken away
E4
My love for you will never wane
E5
A child's love for their father is beyond compare
E6
A great mountain can be ascended, but not a great man
E7
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people
E8
As one frond dies, another frond rises to take its place
E1
Courage has many resting places
E2
Words can't express how much I love you
E3
Farewell to you, I shall return home
E4
A white heron of a single flight
E5
A person of great endurance
E6
Every star has its own luminance
E7
People are precious
E8
Man is not like the weathered branch of the tītoki, he lives on through his descendents
E1
The sun shines as I shed a tear
E2
Connections between people cannot be severed whereas those of a canoe-rope can
E3
Gloom and sorrow prevail, day and night
E4
Let us nurture our sister and she will mourn for us
E6
The cycle is complete
E7
When the fern frond dies, another rises in its place
E8
When a shoal of maomao passes seaward of Nukutaurua, they will never return
E1
If a reed stands by itself it may break, but if in a group, it will be unbreakable
E2
You shall be mourned by those you leave behind
E3
A full cycle is completed
E4
Let us stay close together, not far apart
E5
When the fern frond dies, another grows to take its place
E6
Let us mourn their passing, for it is permanent. Not like that of the moon, set to rise again
E7
Connections between people cannot be severed, whereas those of a canoe-rope can
E8
Hold fast to your beliefs, look toward the horizons of the sea