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Hooks and Feelers
Short Film (Full Length) – 1983
Hooks and Feelers tells the story of a painter haunted by an accident in which her son lost a hand. Written and directed by Melanie Rodriga, the 45-minute psychological drama explores guilt and reconciliation as the family adjusts to his disability. An adaptation of the short story by future Booker Prize-winner Keri Hulme, Hooks and Feelers starred jazz singer Bridgette Allen and Keith Aberdein (Smash Palace). It screened on TV in 1984. With producer Don Reynolds, Rodriga (then known as Melanie Read) would go on to make pioneering feminist thriller Trial Run (1984).
Just give it a bit of time…it’ll be alright.– Father (Keith Aberdein) to mother (Bridgette Allen), after Jason comes home from hospital
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
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Valley Films
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Matrixx Film
Acknowledgements
Produced with the assistance of the NZ Film Commission
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