Films Written & Directed by Richard Kerr-Bell
Rangi Point Pictures
He Ngaru Huka, He Aru.
A story in every moment.
Te reo Māori runs through this work without translation or apology, and tikanga is developed in consultation with the appropriate cultural authorities on every project. Richard Kerr-Bell is of Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri and Ngāti Kuri descent, with deep ancestral ties to the Hokianga.
Three brothers swagger through the Hokianga dark, fuelled by old Westerns and borrowed cowboy courage. But when they cross an ancient, tapu corner, the silence of the valley begins to push back — and they realise that some shadows don't just follow you home; they wait for you to blink.
Cultural advisor & kaumātua · Jonas Haare-Taoho
When a Uruguayan football team arrives in the rugged Far North, they expect a game. Instead, they meet a Māori coach armed with a century-old photograph and a radical claim: that their bloodlines are one and the same. He has one day to bridge two worlds before the whistle blows and the connection is lost forever.
A young Māori convert is uprooted from the Hokianga and delivered to the Vatican as a living trophy of the Church. Thousands of miles from home, he must navigate the gilded corridors of Rome to find where his soul ends and their empire begins.
Aroha is the first woman to break into the "circus" of the English Premier League. But as the world tries to strip away her name to sell a brand, she realises the price of the jersey is the very thing that makes her a daughter of the Hokianga. To win the game, she has to decide if she's willing to lose herself.
When Aotearoa's star striker is held captive by a contract that's more like a cage, he doesn't negotiate — he runs. Trapped between a ruthless owner and the rugged coastlines of the North Island, Ted has 48 hours to outrun his past and reclaim the only thing his talent couldn't buy: his freedom.
Cultural & music collaborator · Jonas Haare-Taoho
After thirty years in the shadows, an aging coach is finally handed his dream job — only to realise he's been hired to be the fall guy. To save a failing team and the one man who still believes in him, he has to fight the two things that have always defeated him: the league's corruption, and his father's explosive temper.