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Kāinga

Suitable for mature audiences 2022 1m Film
  • Drama

Anthology feature Kāinga explores what the concept of 'home' ('kāinga' in te reo) means to Asian-Kiwi families in Aotearoa. The writers and directors are Māori-Chinese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Myanma and Tamil Eelam. The film is split into eight ten-minute shorts and spans half a century. Each story is set in the same suburban house, and explores a different immigrant experience of New Zealand. Kāinga follows on from acclaimed anthology films Waru and the Pacific-spanning Vai. It is the first feature film to be made available in full on the Radio New Zealand website.