Film Studies: Boy
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, VancouverIn Maori director Taika Waititi’s 2010 film, eleven-year-old Boy idolizes his absent father (Waititi) but must reassess his fantasy when his father returns home. Filmed in Waititi’s community, Boy is a humorous and heart-warming coming-of-age story about Maori masculinities. The film is preceded by a 25 minute lecture by June Scudeler.