Anthology feature Kāinga explores what the concept of 'home' ('kāinga' in te reo) means to Asian-Kiwi families in Aotearoa. The writers and directors are Māori-Chinese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Myanma and Tamil Eelam. The film is split into eight ten-minute shorts and spans half a century. Each story is set in the same suburban house, and explores a different immigrant experience of New Zealand. Kāinga follows on from acclaimed anthology films Waru and the Pacific-spanning Vai. It is the first feature film to be made available in full on the Radio New Zealand website.
Born in Xi’an, China and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau, Julie Zhu is a filmmaker and storyteller committed to championing marginalised voices and stories. She has created both scripted and documentary content for a range of platforms including Whakaata Māori, The Spinoff, TVNZ OnDemand, and RNZ. Julie co-directs and co-hosts the podcast and docu-series Conversations With My Immigrant Parents for RNZ. She directed the observational documentary series Takeout Kids for The Spinoff, and was one of the directors on anthology feature film Kāinga.
