From the beginning I was an outsider. You welcomed me in, accepted me into your culture, your territory and your respective professions. Rising Dust is all about finding strength from a sense of home, and it's been an honour to experience that first hand.

Thank you to the people of Hokianga, the cast and crew, to Julia Parnell and the team at Notable Pictures, to Joel Gallarde and Triple8Funk and to the New Zealand Film Commission Fresh Shorts for this opportunity.

Here's the full film.