Awanui Simich-Pene

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.

In pre-colonial Aotearoa a young Māori girl witnesses the best and worst of a rapidly changing world when she encounters a dying man and his horse.

In pre-colonial Aotearoa a young Māori girl witnesses the best and worst of a rapidly changing world when she encounters a dying man and his horse.

A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.

A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.

A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.