An oldie but a goodie

We are delighted to be given the opportunity to provide you all with access online to the film Hook, Line & Sinker, produced by Andrea Bosshard & Shane Loader in 2011.

Andrea and Shane recognise how relevant this film still is to people with Macular Degeneration and they have released it to MDNZ to feature on our website with no cost to view it. Thank you Andrea and Shane.

The story goes like this – PJ is a middle-aged truck-driver. His partner Ronnie, her two teenage kids, singing at the pub and fishing with his best mate Jono, from the backbone of his modest existence. But when he fails an eye test (due to MD) and loses the job he loves, PJ’s life unravels. In the face of his imminent future as a blind man, the ever pragmatic Ronnie upscales her wedding dress business to become the family breadwinner. But PJ, unable to accept the loss of his sight and the rapidly changing family dynamics, takes everyone on a tumultuous emotional journey before he is willing to accept a new place for himself in the world.

This NZ film takes a few weeks in the lives of a very believable Kiwi family, and puts them under the lens. In the leads, Rangimoana Taylor, Carmel McGlone and Geraldine Brophy turn in some bravura moments, with McGlone and Brophy particularly strong and credible as estranged sisters. This is a likeable, admirable, and hugely enjoyable film. And we must not forget our own MDNZ Ambassador, Dame Kate Harcourt, who also features in this film.

Get yourself a cuppa, sit back and enjoy the film: