A woman siting on a two person sized couch, she is lying on it with her feet up on the opposite arm rest. She's looking at the camera.

I Got You

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Mac, a 24-year-old Pasifika woman, covers her family's bills by dishing out dating advice, despite having no relationship experience.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

Series details.

Mac, a 24-year-old Pacific Island woman, is trying to save up money for a deposit on a house. With money from her job being funneled away by family commitments, she will need a side hustle.

After successfully helping her friend get a date, she is given money as a thank-you gift. Mac sees an opportunity and sets up her dating & relationship advice service. What makes this unique is that Mac has never been in a relationship, and so her advice is unconventional and teetering on the precipice of spectacular failure. But... it always works out.

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Abba Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Producer
Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Director & Writer
Sieni Leo'o Olo
Writer & Key Talent

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Cadness Street

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