DEGANZ Watch List: New Pathways

This week’s DEGANZ Watch List includes stories of new pathways.

In Dead Ahead, edited by DEGANZ member Ben Wildish, a family moves back to Aotearoa and finds themselves on an unknown path that sends their whānau, from the past and present, into a frenzy.

Board member Robyn Paterson‘s company Sweet Productions highlights the path to greater independence for folks living with disability as they learn to drive in Licence to Drive.

Motuhaketanga, co-edited by Cushla Dillon (DEGANZ), follows the paths of three wāhine Māori as they begin the raw process of rebuilding their lives, identities, and futures after incarceration.

Dead Ahead

Comedy Drama Series

Editor: Ben Wildish

A high-powered Māori lawyer accidentally unleashes her chaotic tūpuna (ancestors), forcing the living and the dead to navigate their shared legacy.

Licence to Drive

Factual Series

Executive Producer & Series Producer : Robyn Paterson

This unique series follows a cast of Kiwi learner drivers – each with a disability – as they navigate the realm of the road. It captures their triumphs, challenges, and occasional mishaps with a generous dose of heart and humour.

Motuhaketanga

Documentary

Co-Editor: Cushla Dillon

Motuhaketanga is a 2 x 1 hour documentary that follows three wāhine Māori preparing to leave prison, and the challenges they face once they walk out the prison gates, on the path to creating their own versions of motuhaketanga.

Last updated on 10 July 2025