Kāinga
- 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.
Watch Kāinga, Radio New Zealand website
Interview with some of the crew and cast, Radio New Zealand, August 2023
Interview with directors Asuka Sylvie & Julie Zhu, WIFT NZ website, July 2022
Interview with composer Lauren King, Radio New Zealand, August 2023
Photos from Kāinga's world premiere, NZ International Film Festival website, August 2022











