Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara

Synopsis

This is not a film about heavy metal. This is not even a film about a heavy metal band.

This is a film about family.

And at the middle of that family: two teenage brothers, trying to become rock stars.

ALIEN WEAPONRY: KUA TUPU TE ARA is an intimate portrait of the most important six years in the life of this band and, in particular, the two brothers at the band’s core.

From the release of their debut album Tū as they take their music to the world, touring through Australasia, Europe and America, it is an insight into what effect constant touring, teenage angst and creating music has on the boys and their family around them.

From the privileged position of being embedded with the band on the road, the film has unique access to the family, their shows and their touring.

It is an exclusive view from the inside, showing a band on the rise.

More importantly, it is a portrait of a normal, down-to-earth Kiwi family who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances.

On the one hand they are living a life that may see Henry and Lewis realise all of their dreams, but on the other this could be a path that could ultimately end up changing who they are entirely.