CAST
COUSINS (2021)
Starring Tanea Heke, Rachel House, Briar Grace Smith, Ana Scotney, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Cian Elyse White, Miriama Smith, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Cohen Holloway and Kirk Torrance. Directed by Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace Smith.
Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separate, yet bound together forever. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass and land surveyors begin to encroach, their promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything.
Starring Tanea Heke, Rachel House, Briar Grace Smith, Ana Scotney, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Cian Elyse White, Miriama Smith, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Cohen Holloway and Kirk Torrance. Directed by Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace Smith.
Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separate, yet bound together forever. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass and land surveyors begin to encroach, their promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything.
LOWDOWN DIRTY CRIMINALS (2020)
Starring James Rolleston, Samuel Austin, Robbie Magasiva, Rebecca Gibney, Cohen Holloway, Scott Wills, Shane Rangi, Thomas Sainsbury, Grant Roa and Min Kim. Directed by Paul Murphy.
When Freddy loses his job, he and his best buddy Marvin naively conclude a life of crime may lead them to the wealth and standing they desire. But when they mess up their first job, a sequence of hilarious and violent events snowball out of control, leading them to their most intimidating enemy yet, The Upholsterer. The ensuing chaos caused by her two henchmen Semo and Roy on their hunt to find the boys forces them to reconsider their careers as criminals.
Starring James Rolleston, Samuel Austin, Robbie Magasiva, Rebecca Gibney, Cohen Holloway, Scott Wills, Shane Rangi, Thomas Sainsbury, Grant Roa and Min Kim. Directed by Paul Murphy.
When Freddy loses his job, he and his best buddy Marvin naively conclude a life of crime may lead them to the wealth and standing they desire. But when they mess up their first job, a sequence of hilarious and violent events snowball out of control, leading them to their most intimidating enemy yet, The Upholsterer. The ensuing chaos caused by her two henchmen Semo and Roy on their hunt to find the boys forces them to reconsider their careers as criminals.
BELLBIRD (2020)
Starring Cohen Holloway, Marshall Napier, Rachel House, Annie Whittle, Kahukura Retimana and Stephen Tamarapa. Directed by Hamish Bennett.
In the wake of the loss of his beloved wife, a rural community rallies around a farmer to help him deal with his grief.
Starring Cohen Holloway, Marshall Napier, Rachel House, Annie Whittle, Kahukura Retimana and Stephen Tamarapa. Directed by Hamish Bennett.
In the wake of the loss of his beloved wife, a rural community rallies around a farmer to help him deal with his grief.
THE BREAKER UPPERERS (2018)
Starring Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, James Rolleston, Cohen Holloway, Rima Te Wiata, Nic Sampson, Kelvin Taylor, Celia Pacquola, Jaquie Brown and Ana Scotney. Directed by Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek.
Two women cynical in love set up an agency to break couples up as a way to avoid letting go and moving on with their lives.
Starring Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, James Rolleston, Cohen Holloway, Rima Te Wiata, Nic Sampson, Kelvin Taylor, Celia Pacquola, Jaquie Brown and Ana Scotney. Directed by Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek.
Two women cynical in love set up an agency to break couples up as a way to avoid letting go and moving on with their lives.
REVIEWS The Breaker Upperers - Another soon-to-be New Zealand comedy classic