KŌKĀ trailer release

Posted Monday 03 Feb 2025

KŌKĀ trailer release

STUDIOCANAL New Zealand in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) have revealed the trailer and poster for KŌKĀ, a feature film brought to life from a tribal story – it is the first feature film shot in the original dialect of Ngāti Porou – coming to cinemas 19th June 2025.

KŌKĀ is a powerful relationship drama following Māori elder Hamo (Hinetu Dell) and local delinquent Jo (Darneen Christian) who form an unlikely bond on a road trip in a Ford Falcon. Together they confront past traumas and each face their demons, their shared path becomes a journey of healing, community, and reconciliation.  

KŌKĀ is the debut feature film written and directed by Kath Akuhata-Brown (Ngāti Porou), and produced by WIFT members: Desray Armstrong, Libby Hakaraia and Verity Mackintosh. Congratulations to our WIFT members involved for bringing this powerful story to life. 

Director Kath Akuhata-Brown invites audiences to experience this fillm “as a journey of dignity, heart and of mana in the face of a landscape that is constantly shifting.”

Watch the trailer here