The Ponsonby News team were invited to attend the final cut for 'Mysterious Ways', this new film, which was edited by our friend Peter Roberts.
'Mysterious Way', an interracial gay love story set in New Zealand between an English vicar and his Samoan partner is getting a US premiere screening in Los Angeles last month.
The film’s writer and director, Paul Oremland comments “its ironic as we see hatred from Kiwi religious organisations rear it’s ugly head, New Zealand is being represented on the world stage by a film that champions inclusivity and love.”
Mysterious Ways follows the story of an Anglican vicar who fights for a church wedding with his Pasifika boyfriend and the cultural and religious challenges they face to be accepted.
At a time when many denominations, such as Presbyterians, Mormons, Baptists, and Catholics to suggest there is no place for gay love in their churches, Mysterious Ways represents hope that things can change.
James Smith
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Published: April 2024