For Your Satisfaction is a bold, self-made pilot episode brought to life by a powerhouse team of WIFT members: created and written by Acacia O’Connor, directed and co-written by Nina Reed, with cinematography by Bayley Broome Peake. The cast features a stellar ensemble, including Acacia O’Connor, Hera Dunleavy, Awa Puna, Richard Te Are, Anatonio Te Maioha, Jennifer Freed, and Biku Wernick.
A huge congratulations to the entire team on this creative, boundary-pushing achievement!
When Grandma Dollie fakes her own death, she forces her quirky, escapist family to confront their grief — setting them on a messy, heartfelt journey of reconciliation.
Watch the pilot here, For Your Satisfaction
Additionally, Acacia O’Connor is bringing back her successful solo show, AltarNative this month from March 26-29 7:30pm at The Factory Theatre. She will be sharing the night with Hone Taukiri from his solo show, Māori Krishna.
Have you always thought there must be something more to life? That perhaps you are stuck in a cage but you just can’t see it? You are right. And Acacia O’Connor and Hone Taukiri know the answers. Kicking off with Acacia’s story, she’ll take you through her childhood busking, traveling, trusting everyone except the government and the lizard people replacing the dullness in your hearts with deeper truths… Until her mother dies as a teenager. Acacia will need to decide what she truly believes.
This is a must-see show! Tickets available here: https://www.factorytheatre.org.nz/