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The Barber Shop

6m

Six young Māori men sit down for a kōrero with their barber in this unscripted series about youth from Aotearoa’s northern region.

Produced by Tai Huri Films for TAHI.

6 episodes

Shareef

Drugs, lies and regret became a reality for Shareef after an encounter with some local gang affiliates, but growing up in the North has shaped this proud takatāpui into who he is today.
Episode 1
6m

Rawiri

Surfer, builder, and musician Rawiri is in Chops chair having a yarn about work, a pool accident when he was 12 and living everyday like it's your last.
Episode 2
6m

Jimmy

Talented barber Jimmy talks to Chop about childhood, betrayal, and the injustice he and his brother are learning to live with since their mothers passing.
Episode 3
6m

Harry

Harry has a kōrero with Chop about tikanga and the tapu elements of hair, his passion for music and moving away from the papa kāinga when he was 5 years old.
Episode 4
5m

Xavier

Service to your people before yourself is a legacy that runs strong in Xaviers whānau. A young father, he’s in Chops chair for a kōrero about the birth of his boy, mahi, and whānau.
Episode 5
6m

Kingi

Kīngi is going hard to revive reo and tikanga in the North. His hopes are to look like his tūpuna, but can this young father-to-be uphold their legacy and the pressures on his generation today?
Episode 6
7m

Trailers & bonus video

Trailer

Six young Māori men sit down for a kōrero with their barber in this unscripted series about youth from Aotearoa’s northern region.
1m

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