In Bed with Anika Moa

Made for arts slot Artsville, In Bed With Anika Moa follows on from Justin Pemberton's earlier film about the singer/songwriter, 3 Chords & the Truth (2003). Always a searingly honest personality and performer, Moa navigates a tumultous period after walking away from a major American recording deal. She relocates to Melbourne to promote her third album and combats loneliness, frustration and ambition without the buffer of one on one management. While Australia proves a brutal market to crack career wise, Moa falls in love and comes out as a lesbian, a truth she admits she always struggled with. 

I don't want to be branded as a Māori singer-songwriter, I don't want to be branded as a lesbian singer-songwriter, I don't want to be branded as a woman singer-songwriter...I want to be branded as a singer-songwriter.

– Anika Moa fires up at the suggestion she promote herself as a lesbian songwriter

Key Cast & Crew

Beth Tredray

Sound Mix

Anika Moa

Music, Subject

Justin Pemberton

Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound Operator

Andrew Brown

Online Editor

Philippa Mossman

Network Executive

Jude Callen

Network Executive