impact

what the film does.

What people said when the lights came up, in their own words.

390 people · 4 screenings · New Zealand, July and August 2026

The audience after the screening, Jack Mann Theatre, Ōtautahi Christchurch.

01it names the loneliness

“The loneliness, when you’re having a special new child, is loud. It roars.”
Takapuna

“There’s multitudes of different intricate situations that people are living their lives so silently.”
Takapuna

“I just felt like everybody should see this film, because it’s the truth.”
World premiere, Auckland

“Because it is so honest, it is beautiful.”
World premiere, Auckland

“It was beautiful to see our experience reflected on screen.”
Christchurch

“The permission to look after yourself. The permission to take time. The permission, it’s okay to be lonely.”
Takapuna

“It’s therapeutic, for us all.”
Christchurch

“It’s vital for humanity to see and feel those things.”
Christchurch

“It opened my heart.”
World premiere, Auckland

“I was really grateful to see the older sister’s love for her sister.”
Wellington

“I came out with a sense of real joy. There’s a hope.”
Wellington

“Bowled over by the size of human love.”
Kathryn Ryan, RNZ Nine to Noon