Washday

A New Zealand short film by Kath Akuhata-Brown inspired by an ancient Māori story of the wind and the power of a child’s love.

AWARDS:

2024 City of Arts Film Festival - Honourable Mention. 2023 Best Director of Short Film BIMIFF. 2022 Reale Film Festival Best Poster, Wairoa Māori Film Festival – Winner Best Māori Director 2021: NZIFF - Best Short - Winner Best Director.

FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION:

2024: London Cinematic Horizions. City of Arts Film Festival (Award)

2023: Geneve Awards, Brazil International Independant Film Festival (Award) Kalakari Film Festival.

2022: RED Movie Awards (Finalist Best Short Film) Dumbo Film Festival (Semi-Finalist) Reale Film Festival (Award) Skābmagovat Indigenous Film Festival, Santa Fe International Film Festival, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Cinéma des Antipodes Film Festival, Trujillo International Independent Film Festival, Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase, Boden International Film Festival. Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival Canada, Māoriland Film Festival, Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival, Trujillo International Independent Film Festival.