- Official Selection – Wairoa Maori Film Festival
- Official Selection – Cannes Short Film Corner
- Official Selection – The Wellington Public Cinema
- Award of Merit – The IndyFEST
- First Selection – Moving Pictures Festival, Belgium
- Award of Merit – Elevation Indy Awards
Taniwha: [Tanifa] “Supernatural creatures in New Zealand Māori tradition, similar to serpents and dragons in other cultures, said to hide in the ocean, rivers, lakes or caves.”
Wiremu is an 11 year old Maori boy who misses his dead father and doesn’t get on with his new stepfather, John. John is having difficulty adjusting to his new role and frequently butts heads with moody Wiremu. At school, Wiremu asks his Te Reo teacher how to call a taniwha. What follows is a story of forgiveness and redemption.