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Synopsis

PJ (Rangimoana Taylor) has been driving trucks for 35 years. But one day after a medical test, he is told to get off the road. PJ’s worries over becoming instantly useless are exacerbated when his partner Ronnie and Ronnie’s ambitious sister go into business. A tale of love, family, and ordinary people struggling to process the type of news none of us ever needs to hear, Hook, Line and Sinker is the second, semi-improvised feature from longtime collaborators Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader. The Dominion Post called the result “likeable, admirable and hugely enjoyable”.

Credits (18)

 Rangimoana Taylor

Rangimoana Taylor
Actor, Associate Producer

 Shane Loader

Shane Loader
Co-Writer, Co-Producer , Co-Director

 Jeremy Macey

Jeremy Macey
Producer

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Torchlight Films

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Fred Hollows - One Man's Vision

Television, 1992 (Excerpts)

Documentary about eye specialist Fred Hollow

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Quotes

... offers highly engaging performances ... Hook, Line and Sinker exudes a generous and very real warmth. 

– Helene Wong, in a Listener review of the film

Never stop singing ... die if you do. 

– Ronnie (Carmel McGlone)

What brings us together in our filmmaking pursuits, is our interest in telling character-based stories, stories sourced from our communities where big themes play out in modest circumstances, stories that explore the human condition and have the power to move and touch us. 

– Director/writers Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader

Awards

2011 Wairoa Māori Film Festival
Best Actor (Male): Rangimoana Taylor