Cinema Pasifika Va Tapuia
In this first episode from Samoa, Va Tapuia (Sacred Spaces), Taro planter Lui’s grief for his dead wife has infected his whole life. A chance meeting with a stranger, a widow bound in anger to the grave of her husband now drowning in their cyclone devastated village, inspires Lui to reach out to her. This releases him from his own pain and allows his wife to rest. In the accompanying short interview Director, Tusi Tamasese, says he wanted his short film to explore the effects of loss on different people – in this case, someone who has lost a loved one and another who has lost a person she detested but cannot seem to escape from.
A series of five half hour programmes, showcasing short films from the Pacific Islands region. This series celebrates a range of diverse and unique cinematic voices and each of the short films are followed by short interviews with filmmakers about their creative inspirations, influences and their plans for the future.
Primary Title
- Cinema Pasifika
Episode Title
- Va Tapuia
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 21 January 2016
Start Time
- 22 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Australia Plus
Broadcaster
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- A series of five half hour programmes, showcasing short films from the Pacific Islands region. This series celebrates a range of diverse and unique cinematic voices and each of the short films are followed by short interviews with filmmakers about their creative inspirations, influences and their plans for the future.
Episode Description
- In this first episode from Samoa, Va Tapuia (Sacred Spaces), Taro planter Lui’s grief for his dead wife has infected his whole life. A chance meeting with a stranger, a widow bound in anger to the grave of her husband now drowning in their cyclone devastated village, inspires Lui to reach out to her. This releases him from his own pain and allows his wife to rest. In the accompanying short interview Director, Tusi Tamasese, says he wanted his short film to explore the effects of loss on different people – in this case, someone who has lost a loved one and another who has lost a person she detested but cannot seem to escape from.
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Samoan
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Subjects
- Motion pictures--Islands of the Pacific
- Short films--Production and direction
- Samoa--Drama
Genres
- Interview
Hosts
- Clement Paligaru (Host)
Contributors
- Steve Menzies (Producer)
- Laisiasa Dave Lavaki (Editor)
- Meli Tuqota (Titlist)
- Rako Pasefika (Composer)
- Flinch Marketing (Production Unit)
- The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Funder)
- Commonwealth Writers (Funder)
- Tusi Tamasese (Filmmaker)
Subjects
- Motion pictures--Islands of the Pacific
- Short films--Production and direction
- Samoa--Drama