Kehua

Name: New Zealand Film Commission
Price range: $

The boy’s anxiety is further increased by his mother’s self-absorption in the break up of her marriage and her hurried return home. But it seems that there are stronger powers at play. This young boy has a gift, a gift...

New Zealand Production

Short 2009 Drama 13.00 minutes

For a young Māori boy it’s the first time he has ever been to a marae, a communal gathering place for Māori. Raised in Australia by a mother who did little to explain the beliefs of her Māori culture, the boy discovers his initial fears of his culture are more than warranted.