Becs Arahanga (Kai Tahu/ Ngati Raukawa ōku Iwi, Kati Mako te Hapū):
Becs wrote and directed the short film Laundry at the end of 2016. Laundry was selected for the NZIFF Best
Shorts and Show Me Shorts, where it was nominated for four awards. Best Edit, Best Screenplay, Best Director,
and Best Film. Laundry is still in its festival life, having recently played at ImagineNative in Toronto, San Diego,
FIFO in Tahiti, Tampere Film Festival, and Seattle International Film Festival. Becs has also just completed filming on her next film, Hinekura, which follows the journey of a young girl, Hine, as she comes of age and enters the
sacred space of women where she is nurtured, challenged and then celebrated. Hinekura is set to release in
2019.
