HOW MR AND MRS GOCK SAVED THE KUMARA

Felicity Morgan-Rhind and Arani Cuthbert | Film

$2,510 of $2,000 Raised

126%

34 Generous Donors

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The Project

A DOCTOR SEUSS INSPIRED POEM combining stop frame animation and live action tells the glorious story of Chinese refugees and market gardeners Faye and Joe Gock. Spanning over half a century in three short minutes this film will entertain and delight! It's impossible to meet the Gocks and not have a giggle. Their love of life, the land, the kumara and New Zealand is simply infectious.

Here's a little taste of the poem to get you in the mood...

"Kumara, kumara

Let's plant that said Faye

With a tractor she talks to

Still used to this day

Their first year of crop

They grow One Sixty ton

And The Gocks are the stars

Of the Kumara run!

But all is not well

In the kumara fields

Up North in the sun

The fields fail to yield

The Kumara growers

Are down on their knees

Black rot has set in

A killer disease..."

And it is Mr and Mrs Gock who come to the rescue!

Loading Docs is the perfect platform for this little film and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to tell the Gock story under this umbrella. When we reach our target of $2000 Loading Docs will match this dollar for dollar. If we raise more money this will allow us to make an even better film and perhaps even provide lunch for the crew!

Arani and I are very committed to telling positive refugee stories so thanks in advance for helping us do this and also celebrate and preserve this important part of NZ's rich history.