Kawa
Kawa [videorecording] /
Cinco Cine Film Productions and Conbrio Media present ; screenplay by Kate McDermott ; producers, Christina Milligan & Nicole Hoey ; directed by Katie Wolfe.
- New Almaden, CA : Wolfe Video, LLC, c2012.
- 1 videodisc (77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
"From the writer of The Whale Rider ... a coming out drama"--Container. Based on the novel Nights in the Gardens of Spain, by Witi Ihimaera. Bonus feature: trailer. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Calvin Tuteao, Nathalie Boltt, George Henare, Vicky Haughton, Dean O'Gorman, Pana Hema-Taylor, Miriama-Jane Devantier.
It is tradition that Kawariki become the leader of the family now that his father is retiring. A husband and father, he realizes that in order to lead with integrity, he must come out and be honest about his own life, even though it will test the boundaries of acceptance and unconditional love. Offering valuable insights into Maori traditions, family ideals and cultural values, this feature debut is rich and textured with emotional layers and stunning New Zealand landscapes.
Closed-captioned.
Chiefly in English; parts in Maori with English subtitles; closed-captioned.
9781935423522
754703763754
Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Drama.
Families--New Zealand--Drama.
Gay men--Drama.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Drama.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
PN1997.2 / .K393 2012
791.43/72
"From the writer of The Whale Rider ... a coming out drama"--Container. Based on the novel Nights in the Gardens of Spain, by Witi Ihimaera. Bonus feature: trailer. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Calvin Tuteao, Nathalie Boltt, George Henare, Vicky Haughton, Dean O'Gorman, Pana Hema-Taylor, Miriama-Jane Devantier.
It is tradition that Kawariki become the leader of the family now that his father is retiring. A husband and father, he realizes that in order to lead with integrity, he must come out and be honest about his own life, even though it will test the boundaries of acceptance and unconditional love. Offering valuable insights into Maori traditions, family ideals and cultural values, this feature debut is rich and textured with emotional layers and stunning New Zealand landscapes.
Closed-captioned.
Chiefly in English; parts in Maori with English subtitles; closed-captioned.
9781935423522
754703763754
Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Drama.
Families--New Zealand--Drama.
Gay men--Drama.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Drama.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
PN1997.2 / .K393 2012
791.43/72