NZ singer to make acting debut in punk coming-of-age film
By Kellie Balaam
A New Zealand indie singer-songwriter will make her acting debut in an “almost-true story” about a teenager who navigates self-doubt and family tragedy while desperate to become a musician.
Benee, real name Stella Bennett, will star alongside Márton Csókás (Lord of the Rings, Bourne Identity, The Equaliser) and Ed Oxenbould (Paper Planes) in upcoming indie film Head South.
Directed by Jonathan Ogilvie, the 98 minute film follows an authentic account of the post-punk music scene in Christchurch in 1979 told from the point of view of teenager Angus (played by Oxenbould).