
Laip long Ailan: Life on the Island
11am–12.20pm
FreeChildren Ages 16 and under
$15Standard
This program of short films tells stories of how life is in our home islands.
Schedule
5 mins
Takoso (Fiji)
Director Epi Vuruna
After a wild night out, 2 aimless young men find themselves at a quiet bus stop reflecting on their lives – until temptation walks by.
22 mins
Da Farm (Hawai'i)
Director ʻĀina Paikai
A young teen is only interning at a farm to boost her chances at getting into college but along the way she’ll learn more about the real life of farming operations.
25 mins
Bubu Belo / Grandmother Heron (Fiji)
Director Adi Tulia Nacola
Bubu Sala lives by the sea with her grandson who she is teaching to live off the land and treat the Earth respectfully. She keeps him away from school – for fear of him losing his way in life – until the day a stranger from the past shows up and turns Bubu’s life upside down.
14 mins
Daunitukutuku / The Messenger (Fiji)
Director Tumeli Tuqota
In 1800s Fiji, a young woman, Kaliti, must step up and battle both man and nature to deliver a message and save her village from an impending invasion.
12 mins
Les Enfants Fa'a'amu / Five francs of a fa'a'amu child (Tahiti, France)
Director Frank Doucet
The film blends fiction and reality to look at customary in-family adoption and the impact within Mā'ohi Nui (French Polynesia) communities.
Shows with
Dive bar (Aotearoa NZ, Sāmoa)
Pacific music video
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