2024
Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job.
Director
Vea Mafile'o
Runtime
17 Minutes
Country
New Zealand
Classification
Unclassified 15+
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job.
Screening with World Shorts:
A Daydream With Fini (Grace Tan)
An Odd Turn (Francisco Lezama)
Montsouris Park (Guil Sela)
Palestine Islands (Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau)
Screening with World Shorts:
A Daydream With Fini (Grace Tan)
An Odd Turn (Francisco Lezama)
Montsouris Park (Guil Sela)
Palestine Islands (Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau)
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Film Credits
Director
Vea Mafile'o
Year
2024
Country
New Zealand
Language
English & Tonga
Subtitles
English
Type
Fiction & Short
Program Strand
Shorts & World Cinema
Producer
Eldon Booth & Alex Lovell
Writer
Luciane Buchanan
Cinematographer
Maria Ines Manchego
Editor
Lisa Greenfield & Anastasia Doniants
Cast
Luciane Buchanan, Albert Rounds & Mikey Falesiu
Music
Stephen Gallagher
Film Source
Eldon Booth
Genre
BIPOC & Drama
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