This Way of Life

The South Waikato Arts Trust proudly presents:

This Way of Life
A film about a family. Mum, dad, six kids and 50 horses, a beach, a mountain and a burnt down house.

In their early '30s Peter and Colleen Karena have six kids and 50 horses. Against the backdrop of a remote New Zealand mountain range and a hidden beach camp we explore the Karena’s connection to nature, their survival skills and intimacy with each other and their horses as they attempt to navigate the discord between Peter and his father.

Despite hardships, the family cultivates the magic in the everyday. Untamed and unafraid, the idea of risk is alien to the Karena children. Uniting philosophy with circumstance, This Way of Life is a modern parable of how to live well with little.

Inside This Way of Life
Just for a moment imagine a small child, barrelling along a path on a tricycle, over-anxious parent running behind, or even pushing him on a little stick attached behind the bike, helmet bobbing heavily on his head. Hold that image and cut to a 6-year-old on a 16-hand stallion, galloping along a deserted road: no saddle, no bridle, no shoes and no helmet, just a pink skirt and a rope halter. She’s laughing, her long hair whipped by the wind. She’s flying. She is free.

This Way of Life is a film about freedom. It is about risk and wilderness and how one family chooses to live more connected to wild nature than the shiny life of the mall.

Adults: $7
Seniors and Students: $6
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Rated PG

Doors open at 1.00pm - Screening at 2.00pm

Event listed by The Plaza Theatre Putaruru

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