These films tell stories of identity, growing up in urban cities, and connecting with culture.
Short films written, directed and produced by Pacific-Australian creatives of Samoan, Tongan, Papua New Guinean and Tokelauan heritage.
Following the screening will be a Q&A session with the filmmakers.
Mona is a 10 year old Tongan-Australian girl who begins to realise she’s different to her single, white mum and family. Both mother and daughter navigate identity and belonging in Melbourne suburbia during the 90’s.
Country
Australia
Language
English
When a young Papua New Guinean/Australian man gets involved in a life of crime to provide for his pregnant girlfriend, a proud PNG woman challenges him to reconnect with his heritage.
Country
Australia
Language
English & Other with English subtitles
Tonga is comprised of hundreds of small islands, but very few people know about the volcanic ones. These remote islands are a key ecological landscape and the setting for some of earths most dramatic processes. Mo’unga Afi puts forward the case for these islands to be listed as World Heritage sites.
Country
Australia
Language
English
The Samoan malu is a traditional tatau reversed for High Chiefs daughters, and has now become a symbol for non-Indigenous Samoan women and Samoan Fa’afafine. This documentary explores the stories of women and Fa’afafine who share their lived experiences and love of the Samoan culture. A story of hope, resilience, and humility.
Country
Australia
Language
English & Samoan with English subtitles
When Tokelauan-Australian woman Nifo’s mother dies suddenly, she is faced with the task of packing up her Mt Druitt home. Nifo and her sisters find that not all things can be packed away and some stories need to be let out.
By Taofia Tauiliili Pelesasa, Joshua Sanerive and Eliorah Malifa
Country
Tokelau & Samoa
Language
English & Tokelauan with English subtitles
A casual walk through Blacktown streets sees two best friends deliberate and balance the weight of family expectations in the face of a potentially life-changing opportunity.
By Herbert Leota and Jonny Taouk
Country
Samoa & Australia
Language
English
In English
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