NGĀKAU is a poetic film that dives deep into the wananga of the three chambers of the heart —  whatumanawa, manawa and pumanawa.

Tracey Slaughter’s Self-portrait with chrysalis in a locked garage explores west Auckland as a place of in-between spaces, where the lives of the fortunate live just beyond the frame.

Dominic Hoey takes a hallucinogenic walk through his life in west Auckland

Filmed by Luke McPake, Anne Kennedy initially composed this piece for a large scale sand mural at Piha.

A kaleidoscopic Waitākere road trip, Whirlflow by poet Amber Esau and filmmaker Kathleen Mantel blazes a surrealistic arc over west Auckland.

Directed and illustrated Luke McPake, Hera Lindsay Bird performs her poem Do Not Go Gentle.

Edgewalker, by Grace Iwashita-Taylor, directed by Ursula Grace

Directed by Adam Jones, Mark Mitchinson performs the Allen Curnow poem The Loop in Lone Kauri Road.

Directed by Anna Marbrook, Serie Barford performs her poem Te Ara Kanohi, addressing her feelings for her tragically deceased lover. Filmed at Te Henga.

Poet/dramatist Murray Edmond is joined by sand artist David Hilliam AKA Beachtagger and filmmaker Luke McPake. Together they take poetry into the vastness of North Piha.