James Napier-Robertson

Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) and Diane Kruger (In the Fade) lead writer-director James Napier-Robertson's (The Dark Horse) telling of the true story of Joy Womack, who made history as an American ballerina accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. 

Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors), Miriama McDowell (Coming Home in the Dark) and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne (Cousins) play cherished Māori activist Dame Whina Cooper throughout the years in this biopic.

Cliff Curtis (Whale Rider) leads this true Kiwi story as Genesis Potini, the speed-chess prodigy from New Zealand. Battling severe bipolar disorder, Poutini finds purpose in coaching a local chess club. Co-stars James Rolleston (Boy) as his nephew Mana.