The Word

DIRECTOR’S NOTES - Quentin Parr “The Word is a coming of age story for this generation. The feeling I wanted to evoke with The Word… is one of confusion. My aim was to represent a world that I...

New Zealand Production

Short 2008 Drama 19.00 minutes

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In the year 2010 that barriers between the have and have not’s has become physical. Tama (13) from the right side of the tracks, searches for love and truth on the other side. Only to find his love has been used as weapon against him.

2008 - Wairoa Maori Film Festival

Dreamspeakers Film Festival

Talking Stick Film Festival

ImagineNative + Media Arts Festival

Directors

Quentin Parr

Producers

Simon Ranginui

Screenplay Writers

Quentin Parr

Executive Producers

Catherine Fitzgerald

Cast

Rhys Castle-Hughes
Tama

Michaerl Kanara
Tahu

Crew

Rhys Duncan | Director of Photography

Production Company

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