Hinetu Dell and Darneen Christian in Kōkā. Photo: Supplied: Trigger Marketing
A new film about a Māori elder and a troubled young woman who bond during a Matariki road trip is about to hit cinemas.
KŌKĀ - meaning 'mother' - is a feature film from Kath Akuhata-Brown.
It stars Hinetu Dell as Hamo, a kindly kuia trying to make her way back to her home on the East Cape.
She crosses paths with Jo, played by Darneen Christian, as an exuberant delinquent who keeps finding herself in trouble with the law.
he visually stunning film is half in English and half Māori - using the original dialect of Ngāti Porou.
Director Kath Akuhata-Brown and Hinetu Dell join Kathryn ahead of the film's release on June 19.
