Tricia Kelly's screenplay is a wonderful family comedy shot in New Zealand in 2007. (Her credit is misspelled as, Trishia Kelly)
The director Reston Griffith and Tricia originally wrote the screenplay as a short in 1994 and fourteen 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 GODZONE - FORSALE AT
'GOD ZONE PICTURES'
HUGE AND HEKE - FEATURE TRAILERS
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It's made people laugh- some reviews from the first screening at a festival in NZ last month... WAIROA MAORIFILM FESTIVAL '11, Wairoa, Aotearoa, MATARIKIQueen's Birthday Weekend / June 2011
"absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!- great film- LOTS of laughs...
"one of the best movies I've ever seen"...
"This film is a gem!"...
One can't be more proud than that, making people laugh fuels one in life... It's going to be released in New Zealand soon via DVD... will update when it's in the USA.
www.manawairoa.com
SYNOPSIS - Hugh and Heke
Hugh's family of five arrive on a deserted beach for a quiet holiday after his doctor orders him to relax and let go of his stress. But that's hard to do when Heke, a big Maori guy, and his tribe of five, pull up and park right next to him with all his noise and chaos.
Hugh's had enough. Heke draws a line in the sand. Now each has their own territory. It seems that centuries later nothing much has changed in regard to the ownership of land in New Zealand.
But Hugh and Heke have no control over their woman, or their kids, who don't want to be any part of this escapade between the two.
When they're ordered by their wives to catch dinner, the two men are forced to go fishing together and bring home a fish or else. But when they snag the same fish, 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 they're in for an even longer dry spell.
Author / Screenwriter Tricia Kelly has numerous other comedies, and dramas available.
Tricia novel, Spirit Boy is in script format.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OTHER SCREENPLAYS, CONTRACT TRICIA AT:
info@triciakelly.net
