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TRAILER COUSINS
Cousins
Adapted from the novel by Patricia Grace
Feature Film- Drama
The story of Mata, raised by a cruel guardian who keeps her from her family, Makareta, the reluctant princess of her tribe, and Missy, overlooked but in the end the glue that holds them together. Three cousins, once thrown together and as women grown apart, ultimately sharing a connection that can never be broken.
Writers:
Briar Grace - Smith & Patricia Grace
Directors : Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace - Smith
Producers:
Ainsley Gardiner, Georgina Conder and Libby Hakaraia
Older Missy played by Rachel House at Spectacle Hills (1)
Older Mata played by Tanea Heke, Land march protest, Cuba Street
Young Mata, Young Makareta and Young Missy at Spectacle Hills, Rotorua
Taumau _ Betrothal scene with Cohen Holloway, Miriama Smith, Cian Elyse White and Hariata
Adult Mata played by Ana Scotney at factory location, Hills Hats Petone
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