A Matter of Time

The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.

Tessa Rivers' busy life is turned upside down when a mysterious illness leaves her paralysed from the waist down. Tessa is sent to Goldfield's Spinal Unit, where she becomes determined to walk again - by any means necessary.

While retired New Zealand cardiac surgeon Dr Kerr is celebrated as the 'Father of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery' in Palestine, the film reveals that his remarkable achievements were made possible by the quiet but vital support of his wife, Hazel Kerr. Travelling alongside him, Hazel brought a different kind of healing, offering compassion and care to the people she met in Palestine.

A charismatic young pastor clashes with his father’s powerful evangelical church. He forms an unlikely alliance with a queer podcaster, and they uncover a conspiracy of historic sexual abuse.