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.

年已古稀的妇人海茵渴望不在身边的丈夫的陪伴，而找来了男伴Micheal，海茵去世后，Micheal发现……

五个青少年的日常生活,是面对现实的无情和家庭的暴戾环境。复杂的情况,让他们陷入各自的挣扎中,他们不是生活的受害者,他们是幸存者,时间是站在他们这边的。五个人清楚地知道,摆脱困境的方法是不断前进,无论多么缓慢,一个来自外界的承认,无论多么微小,都是他们继续前进的动力。