Kāinga
kāinga
2022 | Producers Kerry Warkia, Kiel McNaughton, Shuchi Kothari
Anthology feature Kāinga explores what the concept of 'home' ('kāinga' in te reo Māori) means to Asian-Kiwi families in Aotearoa. The writers and directors are Māori-Chinese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Myanmar 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.
Key Creative Credits
Producers
Kerry Warkia, Kiel McNaughton, Shuchi Kothari
Directors
Michelle Ang, Ghazaleh Golbakhsh, Nahyeon Lee, Angeline Loo, Hash Perambalam, Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen, Nahyeon Lee, Asuka Sylvie, Julie Zhu
Writers
Shreya Gejji, Ghazaleh Golbakhsh, Angeline Loo, Mia Maramara, Hash Perambalam, Asuka Sylvie, Yamin Tun
awards
2024 New Zealand Television Awards / Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Nominated for Best Director: Michelle Ang, Ghazaleh Golbakhsh, Nahyeon Lee, Angeline Loo, Hash Perambalam, Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen, Nahyeon Lee, Asuka Sylvie, Julie Zhu
Nominated for Best Production Design: Riria Lee
2022 Hawai'i International Film Festival
NETPAC award - Best Asian Film
Special Mention - Best Pasifika Feature Film category
Festivals & SCreenings
World Premiere
2022 New Zealand International Film Festival July, Auckand, Christchurch, Dunedin, New Zealand
Festivals & Screenings
2025 Kuan Du Film Festival, Taipei, October
2023 International Film Festival of India, Goa, November
2023 Radio New Zealand free-to-air online platform, August
2023 Asian Pacific Film Festival, LA & San Francisco, May
2023 Maoriland Festival, Ōtaki, New Zealand, March
2023 Melbourne Women’s Festival, February
2022 Hawaii International Film Festiva, Honolulu, November
2022 Melbourne International Film Festival, August
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