Ata Pūao

Amid the nightlife of a new city, a young Māori trans woman reckons with safety, isolation, and the fragile bonds of old friendships outgrown — as the promise of belonging rises just beyond the horizon.

• Allie HowellDirector
• Allie HowellScreenplay

• Luka WolfgramHiwa
• Caleb NazzerThomas
• Anastasiia AksiutaFrancesca
• Moe LagaMother
• Matariki WhatarauHone
• Nacanieli WaqalevuAugust
• Manuha’apai VaeatangitauAmiyah
• Lijah MavaegaEzra
• Miriama SmithMāmā (voice)