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A teenage bodybuilder must take extreme measures to sculpt the perfect body as he pursues his ultimate goal of winning his first bodybuilding competition. When 18-year-old Hayden enters a bodybuilding contest, his intensive training schedule and strict calorie requirements are not only tough on him but on his whole family as well. Is the perfect body that Hayden’s working so hard to achieve even an attainable goal or does social media have him chasing an impossible ideal of masculinity?

Primary Title
  • Shred
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 20 August 2023
Release Year
  • 2022
Start Time
  • 16 : 40
Finish Time
  • 17 : 00
Duration
  • 20:00
Series
  • 9
Episode
  • 7
Channel
  • Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
  • A teenage bodybuilder must take extreme measures to sculpt the perfect body as he pursues his ultimate goal of winning his first bodybuilding competition. When 18-year-old Hayden enters a bodybuilding contest, his intensive training schedule and strict calorie requirements are not only tough on him but on his whole family as well. Is the perfect body that Hayden’s working so hard to achieve even an attainable goal or does social media have him chasing an impossible ideal of masculinity?
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
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
  • Bodybuilders--New Zealand
  • Short films--New Zealand
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
  • Family
  • Health
  • Sports
Contributors
  • Harry Wynn (Director)
  • Lesley Hansen (Producer)
  • Hayden Kendrick (Subject)
  • Julia Parnell (Executive Producer)
  • New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
  • NZ On Air (Funder)
  • Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
Subjects
  • Bodybuilders--New Zealand
  • Short films--New Zealand