· New Zealand · 2022 · 14m

Washday

Director

Kath Akuhata-Brown

Cast

Te Kohe Tuhaka as Whai Bayleigh Tuhaka as Hine Skyler Jed as Mormon Elder 1 Max Vanderbilt as Mormon Elder 2

Crew

Kath Akuhata-Brown — Writer

Tagline

As her father turns his car into a water pump, a little girl transforms into a force of nature.

Synopsis

Inspired by an ancient Māori story in which nature intermingles with a child’s love, Washday depicts – with tremendous sensitivity and compassion – a grieving father and daughter coming to terms with a significant death in 1960s New Zealand.

Key Collaborators

Kath Akuhata-Brown Director Kath Akuhata-Brown Writer

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