Films have the ability to shift our perspective about gender roles. Outdated cultural gender roles must be challenged in order to create a fairer society for men and women. The film Whale Rider (2003), directed by Niki Caro, is an exceptional...

Whale Rider tells the story of Pai, a young Maori girl, who faces incredible challenges in trying to follow in her family line by leading her tribe. But these challenges originate in an unlikely place: her beloved and respected grandfather. In...