Hand in Hand (2022)
Pre 1979 in Aotearoa, using Sign Language in schools was banned. This true story of two girls breaking the rules in the name of friendship sheds light on the history and realities of being deaf.
Director: Shelley Waddams
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Natalia Kay as Annette |
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Sadie Earl as Nicola |
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Ted Blackman-Eley as James |
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Dawn Glover as Miss Dawson |
| Directing | Annie Duynhoven | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert Pendergraft | Sound |
| Camera | Franklin Dannis | Grip |
| Camera | Henry Jiao | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Shelley Waddams | Director |
| Production | Georgia Hoskins-Smith | Producer |
| Editing | Pavel Kvatch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Mason | Costume Designer |
| Art | Muna Arbon | Art Direction |
| Writing | Shelley Waddams | Writer |
| Production | Rebekah Dack | Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Aidan Burridge | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Isaac Newcombe | Cinematography |
| Directing | Jeremy Anderson | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Fiona Samuel | Script Consultant |
| Sound | Liam Reid | Music |