Whānau Shorts

Êmîcêtôcêt – Many Bloodlines

êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines documents the experience of Ross, a queer-identified Cree woman, and her partner as they pursue in vitro fertilisation treatment after deciding to raise a child together.

First Time Home

A young baby is introduced to her father’s Yawuru Country for the first time. Guided by the spirit and voice of Country, baby Maya makes the journey from Melbourne to Broome with her parents.

Koro’s Hāngī

A short film documentary observing the way whānau come together to create a traditional Māori kai.

Pōneke

Pōneke is a modern love letter to place, space and time within a post second-migration world.

The Retrieval

A young man must weigh up the cost of his own freedom versus that of a whānau taonga that has been stolen. It’s not stealing if it originally belonged to you, right? The Retrieval is a story about the importance of culture and family and the lengths one would go to for either.

Tōku Reo

Ko tōku reo ko to reo, ko te waka tuku iho – My language and your language are gifts that have been passed down to us. But the reality for so many urban Māori, is that the gift of their language was never given to them.

The Voyager’s Legacy

Set during the time of the Dawn Raids, The Voyagers Legacy follows the three youngest children of a Samoan family, as they reimagine their bustling Ponsonby home as a magical, whimsical fairytale world of swords and sorcery.