'The Doctor’s Wife' screening
An Entangled Curiosities gathering

Saturday 28 June 2025
Three small sessions (11:30am, 2pm & 4:30pm, pick one in the RSVP link)
Live Q&A with Director Paula Whetu Jones and Dr Alan & Hazel Kerr

Where

The Theatre, 1 Albert Street, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Central

What’s on the screen

For two decades, retired cardiac surgeon Dr Alan Kerr and his wife Hazel crossed checkpoints and red tape to mend young Palestinian hearts. Forty volunteer missions later, a local paediatric cardiac unit now stands where none existed before.

Director Paula Whetu Jones (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Porou) spent almost eighteen years shaping the story into a clear-eyed documentary that keeps the focus on the people, not the politics.

Why we’re gathering

Whitiroa Productions’ kaupapa is simple: community screenings should stay free. Entangled Curiosities knows so many of us in this circle are looking for practical ways to help, so I am adding a koha bucket for anyone who'd like to help fund further medical missions to Palestine by Kiwi doctors and nurses, out of respect for the filmmaker, and to help fund future screenings. No hard sell; give only if it feels right.

Who should come

Entangled Curiosities subscribers who like their storytelling knotty and grounded
Friends from development, climate, and social-impact work who know systems are rewritten one stitch (or surgical stitch) at a time
The many tangata who’ve kept Stella caffeinated and courageous — plus any values-aligned +1s

How to join us

Pick a session (11:30am, 2pm & 4:30pm) in the RSVP link (seats are genuinely very limited).
Let us know if life changes so someone else can take your seat.
Arrive curious and leave connected nothing more is required.

“When you’re a heart surgeon, that’s what you do. If you’re his wife, you tag along and find something useful to do.” Hazel Kerr

See you on the 28th for a quiet afternoon of film, conversation, and collective care.

Ngā mihi nui,

Stella Hye Chung Jeon

Founder and Director,

Entangled Curiosities

'The Doctor’s Wife' screeningAn Entangled Curiosities gathering