Frank: South Island Stories (2026)

By Bill Morris for Frank Film 22/6/26

For over a century, New Zealand wrestled with the idea of banning booze. The moonshining McRaes of Southland were having none of it.

The Pākehā carver who, rightly or wrongly, made Māori designs his own.

When Afghani refugee Fatima left her homeland, she had no chance to say goodbye to her parents.

Contorta pine trees were meant to be our friend.

“If it wasn’t for this place, I’d probably be dead.”