Acting
Sophie Henderson's volcanic, heartbreaking lead performance
Writing
Script born from Henderson's own one-woman play — lived-in authenticity
Direction
Vowell balances absurdity and devastation with surgical precision
Director
Curtis Vowell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Henderson wrote the original play while working actual service jobs, stealing dialogue from customers she served.
The film's title refers to the fantail bird in Māori mythology — a messenger between worlds, much like Tania herself.
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