8 Sep 2021

Someday Stories 2021: Mekeni

From Someday Stories 5 (2021), 6:00 am on 8 September 2021

Series Classification: G (General Audiences)
Content warning: This film explores themes around grief.
Genre: Drama

An unexpected encounter connects a Filipino-Kiwi daughter and her migrant father, causing them to confront their ongoing grief in the face of impending further loss.

Credits
Cast: Allan Murrilo, Márianne Infante
Director: Alyssa Medel-Khew
Co-Producer & Writer: Márianne Infante
Producer: Todd Waters
Script Consultant: Lynda Chanwai-Earle
Production Mentor: Shuchi Kothari

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