NZ Short Film About P Addiction Wins At Wairoa Film Festival

by Scoop — 6 June 2022

A short film directed by Jennifer Ward-Lealand which tackles the growing P epidemic in Aotearoa was named best film by an audience vote at the Wairoa Film Festival on the weekend.

Disrupt delves into the devastating effects of methamphetamine on a whānau when a grandmother is the only person who refuses to give up on her drug-addicted grandson. It’s the film directing debut for Ward-Lealand who is one of New Zealand’s most accomplished actors and industry advocates.

The film won the Tinirau Prize, which was voted by the audience who attended the screening of a selection of the best Māori short films at the Gaitey Theatre in Wairoa on Saturday night. The award was donated by broadcast veteran Derek Fox and Jaewynn Mackay.

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