29 Jul 2022
Kāinga
Eight Pan-Asian female filmmakers’ powerful anthology film illuminates the immigrant experience in Aotearoa New Zealand through the lives of eight Asian women connected by the house they call home.
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Pana Hema-Taylor Chris Crean
Ella Becroft Tania Crean
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Mark Ruka Tama Garlick
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