Daffodils (film)

Daffodils is a 2019 New Zealand musical drama film directed by David Stubbs.

Based on the award-winning New Zealand stage play, inspired by a true story, the film follows an indie musician who recounts her parents’ bittersweet romance, after being told about it by her father on his death bed.

Leaving her dying father's bedside, singer Maisie (Kimbra) rushes to perform at an indie music gig in town.

From the time they meet in Hamilton in 1966, to their separation in the 1980s, we follow the bittersweet nuances of a couple's life, expressed with contemporary re-imaginings of well-known New Zealand songs of artists such as Crowded House, Bic Runga and Dave Dobbyn.

The band Lips (Steph Brown and Fen Ikner), who had arranged and performed the music for the stage play (along with guitarist Abraham Kunin), continued their role as musical directors for the film.