Armagan Ballantyne

Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows), Jackie van Beek (The Breaker Upperers) and Damon Herriman (Judy & Punch) star in this couples therapy comedy spoken in a gibberish-ish language, with different writers tackling the subtitles for different regions and releases.

New Zealand drama, set and shot in Hokianga, by playwright Briar Grace-Smith and first-time director Armagan Ballantyne. Strength of Water has been very well received around the world, playing at film festivals including Cannes, Rotterdam, Berlin, Shanghai and Sydney.