Through music and dance, Rotuman artists work with their elders to create new ceremonies and renew and revitalise stories of land and ocean.
Country
Fiji
Language
English
Short films from all over Oceania, telling stories about climate, culture, language and legend.
The summaries of each short film are below.
Q&A With the Filmmakers
Following the screening will be a Q&A session with the filmmakers.
Armea
Daddy
Tradewinds
Butterfly (Bataplai)
An Gumupu i Chankleta
Short Film Program
Armea
Daddy
6-year-old Trish loves her daddy so much that she waits for him at the door every day to give him a cuddle as he returns from work.
Country
Papua New Guinea
Language
English
Tradewinds
An intimate portrait and examination of the life of CHamoru jazz pianist, Patrick Palomo, whose musical style has combined CHamoru lyrics with the sounds and melodies of contemporary and classic jazz music.
Country
USA
Language
English
Butterfly (Bataplai)
Raya loves makeup but her family does not. She’s torn between her secret dream of being a makeup artist and her family’s strict religious beliefs. In a nightmare, she receives a profound message from her Papua New Guinean ancestor who encourages her to look at her Indigenous culture for answers.
Credits
Writer: Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Producer: Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Executive Producer: Visual Communications (VC Media)
Director of Photography: Judd Overton
Editor: Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Composer: Maxwell Stone, Otis Kane
Sound Designer: Tyler Proctor
Country
Papua New Guinea
Language
English & Tok Pisin with English subtitles
An Gumupu i Chankleta
Three children find a way to enjoy themselves during a routine family prayer with their grandmother.
Director: Cara Flores
Producers: Alan Certeza, Cara Flores, Eliorah Malifa
Country
Guam
Language
CHamoru with English subtitles
Kala
On the remote Hawaiian Island of Molokai, two estranged brothers reluctantly set out to catch a kala fish at the request of their dying father, allowing them to express long-held feelings in an attempt to heal the deep hurt that substance abuse has brought to their family.
Vakatairaka
Vakatairaka (Oceania Shorts)
Accessibility
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Companion Card accepted
Assistive Hearing system available (FM)
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