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- Through the looking glass we meet Genesis Potini (Cliff Curtis), a former chess champion who is released from a mental institution provided a family member look after him; this family member comes in the form of Ariki, Genesis estranged gang member brother.
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Genesis has yet to show Ariki that he has what it takes to become a father to Mana when Ariki he is gone and therefore denies Genesis' pleas at every turn (Relationship Story Problem of Presumption, Relationship Story Benchmark of Becoming).
May 4, 2016 · When he’s released from the mental hospital, he is remanded into his brother, Ariki’s (Wayne Hapi), custody whose lifestyle as part of a violent gang does not exactly help Gen’s recovery. Looking for something positive to do as suggested by his therapists, Gen asks to be involved with the Easter Knights, a local chess club for ...
One of these staunch detractors is Ariki (Wayne Hapi), brother to Genesis and father to Mana. Father and son both hand off the Obstacle Character Throughline as they challenge Gen's positive mental attitude. Ariki and Mana feel themselves stuck in gang culture without a future to look forward to.
Apr 1, 2016 · Ariki is entrenched in Maori gang-culture, the house filled with scary-looking drunk tattooed guys who stare at Genesis with contempt. Genesis seeks out an old chess buddy, who runs an after-school chess club for local kids and offers his services as a coach.
Ariki : I don't think I can help you. Genesis : There ain't no-one else. Genesis : I don't wanna take him from you.
Mar 31, 2016 · When Genesis was a child, his older brother, Ariki, described chess to him as a war game, then vividly characterized the pieces. That’s what Genesis does for the chess-club kids, too, with wit and ingenuity.
Mar 29, 2016 · In and out of mental institutions, Genesis finally is released to the care of his brother Ariki (Wayne Hapi), who is a bad influence and lives a life of gang-infested violence.