Waru

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.

Director: Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Briar Grace Smith, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Awanui Simich-Pene, Paula Whetu Jones

Cast: Tanea Heke, Roimata Fox, Ngapaki Moetara, Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby, Maria Walker, Kararaina Rangihau, Merehaka Maaka, Acacia Hapi

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.