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The culture war intensifies between transgender activists, dairy farmers, and local Māori, all while ancestors from the past reach out to the living with unfinished business - in this International Emmy winning drama set in rural New Zealand.
STARRING Elz Carrad, Liam Coleman, Āwhina-Rose Ashby, Cohen Holloway, Aroha Rawson, Ramon Te Wake, Renée Sheridan, Renee Lyons, Shadon Meredith LEAD PRODUCER Craig Gainsborough EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Max Currie, Briar Grace-Smith, Cole Meyers DIRECTORS Max Currie, Briar Grace-Smith CO-PRODUCERS Tweedie Waititi, Graham Tipene, Lucean Lunare, Melissa Nickerson BASED ON THE STORY BY Cole Meyers, Oliver Page CASTING DIRECTOR Kate McGill CINEMATOGRAPHER Rewa Harre PRODUCTION DESIGNER Henric Matthiesen EDITORS Fauze Hassen, Stewart Adams MUSIC COMPOSER Lachlan Anderson
This is Season 1 of the recurring series Rūrangi, distinct from the feature film cut.
After skipping town a decade ago, transgender activist Caz Davis returns to the remote, politically divided dairy community of Rūrangi, hoping to reconnect with his estranged father, who hasn’t heard from him since before Caz transitioned.
STARRING Elz Carrad, Arlo Green, Āwhina Rose Henare Ashby, Kirk Torrance, Ramon Te Wake, Sonny Tupu, Aroha Rawson, Renee Lyons, Renée Sheridan SERIES DIRECTOR Max Currie SERIES WRITER Cole Meyers LEAD PRODUCER Craig Gainsborough CO-PRODUCERS Cole Meyers, Tweedie Waititi, Max Currie, Melissa Nickerson CREATED BY Cole Meyers, Oliver Page WRITER Oliver Page CASTING DIRECTOR Kate McGill CINEMATOGRAPHER Johannes Louis PRODUCTION DESIGNER Henric Matthiesen, Nick Lowry PRODUCTION MANAGER Sandani Wijetunge EDITOR Brough Johnson, Dan Kircher MUSIC COMPOSER Lachlan Anderson
It’s Rhythm & Vines as you have never seen it before. A warts and all look at Gisborne’s party juggernaut to tell the story of how its creators were taken to the brink of financial ruin and the strain it created between them.
DIRECTORS Belinda Henley, Phill Prendeville PRODUCER Craig Gainsborough CINEMATOGRAPHER Pepe de Hoyas
Pushing beyond primal fear, two best friends struggle together in a dark, confined, muddy hole, determined to find a new entrance to the spectacular cave – Luckie Strike.
DIRECTOR Melissa Nickerson PRODUCER Craig Gainsborough CINEMATOGRAPHER Will Prosor