I Am

PG Jan found herself pregnant out of wedlock in 1960’s conservative New Zealand. Forced to hide her shameful secret from everyone, Jan gave her baby away in a closed adoption.

MLC Topdressing pilot Pete witnessed the death of his best friend and a colleague in a gruesome plane accident. The result is severe PTSD and depression, which incapacitates Pete and impacts his life.

PG Farid was hit by a car on his way to work, leaving him paralysed. He chose forgiveness. In 2019, Farid’s wife was killed in the Christchurch Mosque massacre. Again, Farid forgave his wife’s killer.

MC Turori was the child no-one wanted, horrendously abused by whanau and in state care. As Turori got older, she tricked her way into many institutions where she dressed to play roles denied in real life

MLC Michael fell into the grip of alcohol and methamphetamine and spiralled out of control, losing ten years to the drug. The birth of his first grandchild is the trigger that sees him into rehab.

MC Tui spent more than two decades in and out of psychiatric hospitals because of the way the western lens viewed the voices she was hearing in her head.