Hokia

Caravan Carpark Films is collaborating with screen storytellers India and Caitlin Fremaux to present the short film...

"HOKIA"

Ahakoa te raruraru, he whānau tonu / No matter what, we're still family.

This narrative delves into themes of family, grief, and sticking together —even when we piss each other off.

Hokia serves as a nuanced reflection on the relentless passage of life, reminding us that no matter our struggles, time continues to unfold. The film follows a māmā and kōhine on a tension-filled road trip, where their differences often lead to conflict, exposing the quirks and idiosyncrasies that challenge their bond. When they arrive at their destination, their lives will be irreversibly changed in more ways than one.

Hokia is being made with support from the Ngā Aho Shorts initiative and is set to film 27-29SEP in Tamaki-Makaurau. We have a strong script, legendary cast, a highly-experienced team, and some funding to get us started. What we need is a little more help (read: money) to get our film over the line and delivered in time for the Rotorua International Film Festival in November.

OUR ASK

As a first goal, we hope to raise $6,000. This will allow us to better compensate our cast & crew, who are already working at highly reduced rates.

As a stretch goal, we hope to raise a further $5000 ($11,000 total). This will allow us to finish the film with professional audio post & colour grade as well as put together some components for publicity incl. a trailer.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

1) Donate! Go on, you know you want to. We will take anything! Don't be whakamā (shy), $5, $10, $1000 - we are grateful for every cent.

2) Share! Please share our Boosted page with your community - Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, whatever your poison, we want to be on it.

3) Come celebrate! Come to RIFF and support us at the premiere of Hokia! We would love to meet you. If you can't come, follow us on @caravancarparkfilms where you can view Hokia's progress and stay up to date with the latest CCF kaupapa.

THE TEAM

Director/Editor - India Fremaux
(Ngāti Rangiteaorere, Te Rarawa)

India is an experienced Editor and exciting emerging director with almost a decade of practical experience. Her early work includes editing the Someday Stories documentary short I AM WARU (2018), the Aho Shorts DISCONNECTED (2021), THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PIPI & PŪPŪ (2022) and SHADES OF BLUE AND GREEN (2023) and the docu-series WHEN BOB CAME, which won the NZ TV Award 2023 Best Factual Series. Most recently she edit assisted on the feature film UPROAR and the series END OF THE VALLEY. In 2024 India made her directing debut with the Day One short film LEMONS. Her passion lies with indigenous storytelling.

Writer - Caitlin Fremaux
(Ngāti Rangiteaorere, Te Rarawa)

Caitlin is a Writer championing the urban, young Māori voice. Caitlin’s experience includes attending writing and creative tables for the drama series AUĒ based on the best-selling book by Becky Manawatu, as well as the upcoming comedy series, BUT IS IT AGAINST THE LAW, and youth programming, FLIGHT OF THE FANTAIL and KUPU X. Most recently she wrote and produced the Day One short film LEMONS. She currently works in the production team at Adrenalin Group and alongside that develops concepts, stories and proposals for their future projects. She is passionate about telling fresh Indigenous stories through complex homegrown characters.

Producer - Angela Cudd
(Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngātiwai)

Angela Cudd is a screen producer with a deep passion for craft excellence and story-telling through a NZ and indigenous lens. Angela's early credits include production manager for COUSINS (2021) and MURU (2022), co-producer for the feature film WE ARE STILL HERE (2022), which interweaves eight stories of indigenous struggle and triumph and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 and producer for the AMC and Sundance Now comedy series GOOD GRIEF S1 (2020) & 2 (2021) . In 2019, Angela founded Caravan Carpark Films (CCF) and under the umbrella of CCF, Angela produced the feature film UPROAR (2023), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2023 and the documentary series WHEN BOB CAME (2023), which won the Best Factual Series at the NZ TV Awards 2023

Executive Producer: Lanita Ririnui
Director of Photography: Matt Gerrand
Art Director: Leigh Minarapa
Hair and Make-up Designer: Kirstie Dawson-Smith

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Join us on this journey and help us create something meaningful.

Nui te mihi ki a koutou, ko ngā pou me ngā kaitautoko o te kaupapa nei! / Thank-you to our supporters!