SORRY SOLD OUT: Movie- PACIFIC MOTHER (5.00pm)

Due to repair work on the Arts Centre car park, entry to the movies will be up Stewart Street from the normal driveway entrance to the end of the blue safety fence, then following the orange line across the grassy bank and down the stairs to the side entrance next to the kitchen. Please park in Stewart Street.
This screening is organised by Demand Films who have advised that all seats have been sold.

Having fought hard to get the birth she dreamed of, freediver Sachiko Fukumoto connects with ocean women battling for a world where all people are supported in their birth choices.

Best New Zealand Feature, Best New Zealand Director and two other awards at the 2023 Doc Edge Film Festival

PACIFIC MOTHER

As freediving couple Sachiko Fukumoto and William Trubridge navigate maternity systems for the birth of their first child, it awakens in them a fierce realization about the lack of choice many parents face.

Director Katherine McRae follows Sachiko as she connects with ocean women from around the Pacific, from Hawai’i, Tahiti, the Cook Islands, and Aotearoa New Zealand. Through their interwoven stories, the film explores the importance of community, reclaiming traditional birthing knowledge and the connection between caring for the planet and nurturing both parents and their children.

STARRING
Sachiko Fukumoto, Japan
Kimi Werner, Hawai’i
Rava Ray, Tahiti
Ioana Turia, Cook Islands
Pacific Mother theme song: “Mai Anamua” (From the Past) composed by Olivia Foa’I
CREATIVE TEAM
Katherine McRae, Director/writer
Migiwa Ozawa, Producer
Alex Reed, Executive Producer
Shin Yamaguchi, Producer
Karin Williams, Consultant Producer
Lala Rolls, Editor
Plan 9, Original Score
2023 | Documentary Exempt | 01:28:00 | English | New Zealand,  Japan

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