A Boy Called Piano - The Story of Fa'amoana John Luafutu

Making her feature debut, New Zealand theatre maker Nina Nawalowalo adapts the play of the same name to screen, telling the story of Fa’amoana John Luafutu's time as a state ward in the 1960’s and the intergenerational impacts of these experiences.

"Growing from the long term collaboration between Nina and her Wellington theatre company The Conch with Fa’amoana Luafutu and the Luafutu Aiga, the film blends dramatised sequences, powerful interviews with beautiful aerial and underwater photography – translating Nina’s celebrated visual storytelling to the screen for the first time." (Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival)

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