Community to the fore in new television pilot
By Yasmin ForsytheNorthern Advocate·
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Save A television pilot set in Whangarei will premiere this month at the Youthshorts Film Festival at the Forum North.
The Rei is a teenage drama about activism and features a cast of up-and-coming actors from Northland.
The 30-minute pilot is a co-production between the Northland Youth Theatre and Channel North
Television.
The producer of The Rei, Gareth Mauchline, says the pilot is about "doing good in the community through interesting ways".
Script writer Peter Larsen said the "constructive mischief" of kids at the theatre who organised flash mobs for World Vision inspired the film.