FREEDOM FIGHTER

Short (16’45”)

“Momoe i manu ae sau mala atia’e”
Tranquil we sleep, ‘til trauma awaken us at dawn

There is no safe place to hide when the desire to dance calls Iuli’a, an overstayer, to choose between her own freedom and the safety of those she is responsible for.

Premiere: Whānau Mārama: NZ International Film Festival, 2023

Credits

Written & Directed by: Tusi Tamasese / Produced by: Catherine Fitzgerald
Director of Photography: Matt Henley / Editor: Chloe Laing
Starring: Luz-Eliana Folau-Brown, Matt Sunderland, Maurea Perez-Varea, Kasi Valu, Seiyan Thompson-Tonga, Brett Taefu, Uatesoni Filikitonga

Festivals & Awards

2024

FIFO Tahiti
Māoriland Film Festival

2023

Whānau Mārama: NZ Int’l Film Festival (Winner - Auckland Live Spirit of the Civic Award)