This collection of Māori and Pasifika short films has been selected by co-curators Leo Koziol (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka), Director of the Wairoa Film Festival, and Craig Fasi (Nuie), Director of Pollywood Film Festival. Support these homegrown films across the motu and vote for your favourites at screenings in Auckland and Wellington. The Wellington UNESCO Creative City of Film Best Film Award will be presented at the Wellington screening. The Letterboxd Audience Award will be announced at the NZIFF 2024 Auckland Closing Night on Sunday 18 August. The Great South Sometimes life isn't as black and white as we think it is, sometimes it’s red and blue – the hope in hopeless times is to somehow stay true. Hands of Fate Not just another night in the city, a tale untold revealed; perhaps helplessness is a disguise. My Brother Health of mind and especially body is often overlooked – Pasifika people are proud, towers of strength; in denial of the unwilling host to illness that they are. Change is choice – quality of life the decision. Butterfly/Bataplai Unique, distinct, bold and proud – understanding and acknowledgement to own who you are despite the generic prejudice you will encounter. Embrace, enhance, expose – be Butterfly/Bataplai. The Red Room Therapy in the form of fantasy located in tomorrow here for you today. Suffering to heal via an “institution” that thrives with failure of the human condition. Stay calm – be prepared – know your enemy. Show Home The universe can teach if you are willing to learn. Desperation and lack of any contingency creates delusion and false hope. Sacrifice deserves certainty – words like hope and potential are fairytales. Chatterbox The new Aotearoa Rocky Horror we didn't know we needed explodes on screen. Enjoy the ride, for this story will surely leave you wanting more, more, more!