Day: May 19, 2023

May 19

UNMASKING THE VENEER OF TOLERANCE: WELBY INGS’ ‘PUNCH’ SHEDS LIGHT ON THE STRUGGLES OF SEXUAL AWAKENING IN RURAL NZ – PREMIERING ON RIALTO CHANNEL

Parental pressure, sexual perplexity and small-town bigotry are the simmering undercurrents of Kiwi filmmaker Welby Ings’ beautifully shot feature debut featuring Oscar Nominee Tim Roth. Punch premiered at last year’s NZ International Film Festival. Seventeen-year-old boxer Jim carries the hopes and dreams of his father on his shoulders, but his growing relationship with local takatāpui […]