Foods for Coping (2020)
A Chinese single mother, Hui, grapples with the fallout of discovering her 16-year-old daughter’s pregnancy. Headstrong and brilliant, Yilin refuses to terminate her pregnancy and safeguard her future. As the two are caught in a violent impasse, Hui calls on help from the mother of Yilin’s boyfriend — an act that may jeopardise her relationship with her daughter forever.
Primary Title
- Foods for Coping
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 30 July 2023
Release Year
- 2020
Start Time
- 22 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 50
Duration
- 20:00
Series
- 2020
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- A Chinese single mother, Hui, grapples with the fallout of discovering her 16-year-old daughter’s pregnancy. Headstrong and brilliant, Yilin refuses to terminate her pregnancy and safeguard her future. As the two are caught in a violent impasse, Hui calls on help from the mother of Yilin’s boyfriend — an act that may jeopardise her relationship with her daughter forever.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Chinese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Mothers and daughters--Drama
- Teenage pregnancy--Drama
- Short films--New Zealand
Genres
- Drama
- Family
Contributors
- Zoey Zhao (Director)
- Zoey Zhao (Producer)
- Zoey Zhao (Writer)
- Malinna Liang (Writer)
- Duncan Cole (Cinematographer)
- Joan Liu (Actor)
- Jessie Yu (Actor)
- Amanda Billing (Actor)
Subjects
- Mothers and daughters--Drama
- Teenage pregnancy--Drama
- Short films--New Zealand