Karl Zohrab

Cockle

A parachuting accident on a remote volcanic plateau forces a young solider to confront the torments of his past.

The Little Things

Fourteen-year-old George has to find her own way to celebrate her birthday when everyone else forgets it.

Tama Tū

Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes. A tohu (sign) brings them back to reality, and they gather to say a karakia before returning to the fray. Director Taika Waititi describes the soldiers as young men with "a special bond, strengthened by their character, their culture and each other.

A New Way Home

An alcoholic man in a wheelchair kidnaps his daughter from his ex-wife.