Hugh and Heke
New Zealand's
first family comedy
Hugh and Heke
Tricia Kelly's screen play is a wonderful family comedy shot in New Zealand in 2007. (Her credit is sometimes misspelled as, Trishia Kelly) The director Reston Griffith and Tricia originally wrote the screenplay as a short in 1994 and twelve years later, Tricia turned it into a feature for Reston to direct. The wonderful cast of Geoffrey Dolan, Pete Smith, Sarah McLeod, Shara Connelly are just a few of the wonderful actors involved. The Executive Producer, OUT OF IT FILMS, Reston Griffiths privately funded this independent film with PRODUCER, Liz DiFiore, another New Zealander, from
'GOD ZONE PICTURES'
SYNOPSIS - Hugh and Heke
When Hugh's family of five arrive on a deserted beach for a quiet holiday after his near heart attack it all changes when Heke a big Maori guy and his tribe of five, pull up and park right next door with all their noise and chaos.Hugh's had enough and draws a line in the sand, each has it's own territory. Centuries later nothing much has changed when ownership of the land brings them together and pushes them apart. But Hugh and Heke have no control over their woman, their kids, who don't want to be any part of their surrogated group. When they're ordered by their wives to catch dinner, they're forced to go fishing together and bring home a fish or else. But when they snag the same huge one, it's Heke, the Maori, who claims his fishing rights. Their new friendship is now short lived, until Heke realizes it's not about dinner, it's about the woman holding out on sex, if they don't become friends and bring home dinner.
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