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Pacific Islands are among the first places to feel the impacts of rising seas, yet few Pacific voices are included in the global conversation about climate change. High Tide, Don’t Hide is about the generation that is changing that. The film follows New Zealand teenagers of diverse backgrounds who learn to work together as they organize a protest that demands action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Isey, a cheeky Ngāti Manu woman living in a small New Zealand town, is about to turn 100, but still goes fishing and swills whiskey. James & Isey is an intimate portrait of the centenarian and her son, a deeply spiritual man who is devoted to his mother. The film explores how the bond between parent and child changes as we age, and bears witness to the power of unwavering love.
Waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope is dying. Loimata, The Sweetest Tears follows her emotional last few months, as Ema taps into her Samoan culture and strives to help her family heal from past traumas. The film is an intimate portrait of a shattered family working courageously to liberate itself from the shackles of the past.
The tumultuous journey to recovery with New Zealand singer Stan Walker.
Thorny questions are raised about the relationship between money and the church in Tonga.
The Australian Dream tells the tale of how a sustained booing campaign ended the career of sports legend Adam Goodes.
Leitis in Waiting tells the story of Tonga’s evolving approach to gender fluidity in the Kingdom, Joey Mataele. Her story reveals what it means to be different in a deeply religious and conservative society, and what it takes to be accepted without giving up who you are.
A story of Hawaiian pride through the examination of male roles in the hula tradition – past and present.
What immigrant Hawaiian communities in California look like.
Ola Hou: Journey to New York Fashion Week, Island Cowgirls, Daughters of the Waves, and Hawai'i's Precious Resources - enjoy these films that share the authentic voices of the Pacific.