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In 2011 the startling news broke around New Zealand that Sharon Armstrong, a middle-aged grandmother and public servant who worked for the Maori Language Commission had been arrested in Argentina with 5kg of cocaine in her suitcase.
The father of a deeply troubled household that endured tragedy both from without and within, seeks to reconcile with his youngest daughter by making a journey to both symbolically and culturally lay the family "ghosts" to rest.
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Celebrity Chef Anita hasn't seen her family for twenty years. That is until her son Michael decides to do some soul searching and track down his aunt.
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When a cup of coffee is a gift from Allah.
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Muy lejos en una isla tropical, un niño huérfano llamado Tama es excluido por su tribu encontrándose a gusto junto a un compañero paria: Mahana, una niña rechazada por su apariencia descuidada. Cuando Tama va en busca de una nueva vida, promete a la triste Mahana que volverá por ella algún día. Pero el viaje de Tama lo lleva a Johnny Lingo, un comerciante rico quien lo hace su aprendiz y aparente heredero. Ahora que Tama se dedica a su nueva vida, deberá aprender que el valor de un hombre no reside en sus posesiones sino en el amor, amistad... y en honrar su promesa del pasado en ir en busca de Mahana.
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A husband struggles to care for his ailing wife and refuses their children's demands that they move into care.
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Shot in black and white and filmed in the Samoan language, Sima Urale's debut short film was the first film by a Samoan woman director. O Tamaiti is the story of a young boy forced to play parent in devastating circumstances. According to NZ On Screen, "O Tamaiti marked a powerful debut, winning an impressive trolley of awards, including best short at the Venice Film Festival, Best NZ Short, and another at the Chicago Film Festival".
