The characters in this collection of homegrown short films are making sense of the world after a difficult time or crisis. They rise to meet their challenges, be they connection, redemption, justice, closure, understanding or peace. Ka pō, ka ao, ka awatea. From within the darkness comes light and a new day.

Lea Tupu'anga (Mother Tongue)

Drama, 17 mins, New Zealand

My Dying Place

Documentary, 20 mins, New Zealand

Bottle Money

Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand

Diary of a Head Injury

Documentary, 7 mins, New Zealand

Payback

Drama, 12 mins, New Zealand

Honey Kaha

Blaxploitation, 19 mins, New Zealand

What'll It Be Today?

Comedy, 2 mins, New Zealand