Washday

New Zealand, 1963. A year after the passing of her mother, eight year old Hine and her father Whai, still grieve. One Sunday morning the water stops flowing into the house so while her father fixes it, Hine does the washing at the river. While...
New Zealand Production
Short 2022 Drama 14.00 minutes
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A father turns his car into a water pump while his young daughter becomes a force of nature.
2021: NZIFF
Best Short Winner
Best Director
2022: Boden International Film Festival Official Selection
Best Woman Film Maker
Wairoa Māori Film Festival
Winner Best Māori Director
Māoriland Film Festival
Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival Canada
Melbourne International Film Festival
Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase Santa Fe
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Cinéma des Antipodes Film Festival
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival

Directors

Kath Akuhata-Brown

Producers

Julian Arahanga
Verity Mackintosh

Screenplay Writers

Kath Akuhata-Brown

Cast

Te Kohe Tuhaka
Whai
Bayleigh Tuhaka
Hine
Skyler Jed
Elder Wood
Max Vanderbilt
Elder Young

Crew

Fred Renata | DOP
Te Rurehe Paki | Editor
Andrew Beattie | Art Director
Arli Liberman | Composer
Tom Scott-Toft | Sound Designer
Estelle Stroud | Costume Designer

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