800 Lunches (2019)
When a seven-year-old new migrant is ostracised at school for his homeland-style lunches, he chooses to eat alone – and starts to resent his mother’s cooking.
Primary Title
- 800 Lunches
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 5 November 2023
Release Year
- 2019
Start Time
- 14 : 00
Finish Time
- 14 : 15
Duration
- 15:00
Series
- 3
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- When a seven-year-old new migrant is ostracised at school for his homeland-style lunches, he chooses to eat alone – and starts to resent his mother’s cooking.
Classification
- PGR
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
- Mothers and sons
- Children of immigrants--New Zealand
- Immigrants--Cultural assimilation--New Zealand
- Immigrants--Family relationships--New Zealand
- Short films--New Zealand
Genres
- Drama
- Family
Contributors
- Bala Murali Shingade (Director)
- Bala Murali Shingade (Writer)
- Ankita Singh (Producer)
- Aarav Upadhyay (Actor)
- Sneha Shetty (Actor)
- Muhammad Nasir (Actor)
- Louis Flavell-Birch (Actor)
- Tim Flower (Director of Photography)
- Padma Akula (Production Designer)
- Karnan Saba (Composer)
- Chris Widdup (Executive Producer)
- Ilai Amar (Executive Producer)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
Subjects
- Mothers and sons
- Children of immigrants--New Zealand
- Immigrants--Cultural assimilation--New Zealand
- Immigrants--Family relationships--New Zealand
- Short films--New Zealand