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- TV SpecialAMAH is a half-hour primetime cautionary thriller, set in a near future about the pressure on mothers to have-it-all. LEILA, a successful, driven scientist, struggles to balance the demands of motherhood and career. Her well-meaning husband DAVID brings in AMAH as the ideal solution - an Artificially Intelligent android in the guise of a sweet-faced old woman programmed with traditional Chinese values. When Leila's son KEVIN (5) nearly drowns as a result of her distracted parenting, things start to unravel as the overly protective AMAH deems Leila to be an unfit mother. As pressures mount at Leila's work and a traumatised Kevin becomes even clingier, the insidious undermining by AMAH leads Leila to become paranoid and fearful. Meanwhile, David starts to doubt his wife's sanity.
- ShortA young mother torn between cultural and societal expectations is faced with the dichotomy of selfless parenting and the desire to reclaim her identity for herself.
- Episode Summary: ROXIE shares how her ethnic hair traits have become a commodity, one that uplifts yet is judged, despite being inherently outside one's control. She works to navigate the worlds of fashion, film, trends and social acceptance. YASMINE uses hair to define what feels appropriate for her as a muslim, Arab woman. Wearing hijab she still removes unwanted body hair. Here in Aotearoa, she feels freer from the impossible expectations of Middle Eastern society. GENEVIEVE has an androgynous haircut but still prefers to be super groomed elsewhere on her body. The struggle to find the right servicer is overcome when she eschews female hairdressers for a traditionally male focussed barber. Redefining femininity, SERENA explores the most effective ways to deal with her birth defined masculine hair growth. We follow her to her first haircut on her own terms, with a trusted stylist who understands curly hair. JESSICA is inspired by her daughter to start a home business here in New Zealand. She brings an understanding of Asian aesthetics, fashion inspiration and supplies from China to service a specific customer base. KENZI finds inspiration to stop shaving. Learning how to rock this stance in public and in her relationship, she isn't apologetic about at once wanting to have manicured lashes and yet sport body hair proudly elsewhere.