Maysa (2025)
One afternoon while waiting for her Mother to visit, Maysa revisits early childhood memories of coming to New Zealand which help her connect with her stoic Middle Eastern mother. (Adapted from "On Sundays" by Shadi Salehpour)
Primary Title
- Maysa
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 12 April 2026
Release Year
- 2025
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 45
Duration
- 15:00
Series
- 2025
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- One afternoon while waiting for her Mother to visit, Maysa revisits early childhood memories of coming to New Zealand which help her connect with her stoic Middle Eastern mother. (Adapted from "On Sundays" by Shadi Salehpour)
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Arabic
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
- Short films--New Zealand
- Women immigrants--New Zealand
- New Zealand--Emigration and immigration
Genres
- Drama
- Family
Contributors
- Chris Widdup (Executive Producer)
- Alix Whittaker (Executive Producer)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Radio New Zealand (Funder)
- Whakaata Māori (Funder)
- Roxie Mohebbi (Director)
- Betty Scott Molloy (Producer)
- Hana Tayeb (Actor)
- Sherin Darwish (Actor)
- Julia Elsoukkary (Actor)
- Mirabai Pease (Actor)
- Arlo Green (Actor)
- Mark Mitchinson (Actor)
- Roxie Mohebbi (Writer)
- Joseph Griffen (Director of Photography)
- Andy Hawkesford (Editor)
- Mariam Tawfik (Composer)
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Women immigrants--New Zealand
- New Zealand--Emigration and immigration