Jim is preparing for his first professional fight but begins to rethink his life's trajectory and his sexuality after tangling with Whetu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach.
Dating My Mother explores the intimate and sometimes tumultuous relationship between a single mother and her gay son as they navigate the dizzying world of online dating.
On her birthday, Katrina's alcoholic mother has a violent outburst which is the catalyst to the teenager's destructive drinking session which results in the ripple effect of abuse that she endures at home.