Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue 2024

1

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.

2024

Perianayaki

Perianayaki 2022

1

Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works. Eye-opening and brimming with compassion, the latest film from director Bala Murali Shingade is a slice-of-life character study that provokes questions about multiculturalism and our assumptions about the people we encounter in daily life.

2022

Firsts

Firsts 2022

7.00

On the eve of Chinese New Year, Steven, a closeted Chinese international student living in New Zealand oppressed by the expectations of his parents, plans to lose his virginity to a stranger that he meets online.

2022

Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem 2020

1

A young man waits in a park for the love of his life, but instead draws the attention of a random passerby.

2020